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Morris Museum

Morris Museum, a museum in New Jersey
Morris Museum, a museum in New JerseyMorris Musuem · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morris Museum, a museum in New Jersey
Morris Musuem · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morris Museum, a museum in New Jersey
Morris Musuem · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morris Museum, a museum in New Jersey
Morris Museum. · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Morris Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is No Turning Back, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Actively running since 1913, the Morris Museum is the second-largest museum in New Jersey at 75,524 square feet (7,016.4 m2). The museum is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1913.

Wikidata Q14705764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.79605, -74.44857

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 1.2 mi
  • The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 1.7 mi
  • The Kellog Club: 1.9 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Jacob Ford Park: 0.8 mi
  • Green Field: 0.8 mi
  • Traction Line Recreation Trail: 0.9 mi
  • Washington's Headquarters: 1.0 mi
  • Monroe Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 3.1 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 3.1 mi
  • Legend Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 8.1 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 47
Picnic sites: 30
Waterfalls: 12
  • Boonton Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Seele: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Hawk Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 12.2 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 13.0 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 13.3 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Morris Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNW 337°425 m16.8 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNW 340°420 m15.6 mi
Green Pond MountainNNW 337°393 m12.8 mi
Copperas MountainN 357°373 m15.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 311°371 m12.5 mi
Kanouse MountainN 5°361 m17.0 mi
Mase MountainNNW 328°359 m13.1 mi
Cobb HillN 357°358 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313240526171767467554536
Precip in3.53.04.24.04.04.84.74.94.64.63.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/33723457

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