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Lakehurst Historical Society

Lakehurst Historical Society from directly overhead

Lakehurst Historical Society is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Pine Hill stands 110 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Horicon Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 13 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

borough in New Jersey, United States

Dates from 1921.

Wikidata Q994376, matched on coordinates and name (663 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1874-01-01

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates40.01401, -74.31259

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Horicon Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lakehurst Air Park: 1.2 mi
  • Knoll Park: 1.2 mi
  • Addice Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pine Lake Park: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • A-7 Corsair II: 1.2 mi
  • USS Randolph Anchor: 7.5 mi
  • Boardwalk: 7.9 mi
  • Soaring Eagle: 10.1 mi
  • Safari Off Road Adventure: 10.6 mi
Museums: 45
Historic sites: 41
  • Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • R Berel Leifer's Shul: 7.8 mi
  • Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 11.0 mi
  • Angel in Anguish-9/11 Monument: 11.1 mi
  • Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 23
Beaches: 23
Peaks: 19
  • Stony Hill: 7.1 mi
  • East Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Forked River Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Pine Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Taylors Mountain: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Artworks: 7
  • Welcome to Ocean County: 6.9 mi
  • Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 16.5 mi
  • Bruce Springsteen Guitar Sculpture: 19.1 mi
  • Bradley Beach Sign: 20.6 mi
  • The Hawk: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lakehurst Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNNW 341°110 m16.2 mi
Throck Morton HillNNE 23°81 m17.9 mi
Disbrows HillNNW 335°79 m17.8 mi
Cranberry HillNNE 26°74 m19.3 mi
Lippincort HillNNE 30°72 m19.4 mi
Sugar Loaf HillNNE 22°57 m22.7 mi
Forked River MountainS 175°56 m11.6 mi
Apple Pie HillSW 226°56 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:09
June solstice05:2919:5020:30
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1615:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340506069757365544437
Precip in4.43.24.93.83.63.94.55.04.74.53.75.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/918529193

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