New Jersey Historical Society
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New Jersey Historical Society is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Military Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The NJHS offers occasional Newark walking tours. The Society formerly published the academic journal, New Jersey History. Exhibitions can be found on the second and third floor while the library reading room is housed on the fifth floor, formerly the Essex Club squash courts The Society is open to the public. Members are free, while non-members pay an admission fee. Patrons visiting the library are encouraged to make an appointment. The current director is Steven Tettamanti.
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Dates from 1845.
Wikidata Q7009230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Military Park: 0.1 mi
- Chambers Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Monsignor Doane Park: 0.1 mi
- The Notch at Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Newark Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Wars of America: 0.1 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 0.4 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 0.5 mi
- Sculptures: 0.5 mi
- The Bent: 0.6 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 0.3 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.6 mi
- Rosa Parks: 0.6 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 0.7 mi
- Newark Museum: 0.3 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
- William D. McDowell Observatory: 4.6 mi
- Meadowlands Environment Center: 4.7 mi
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 4.7 mi
- University Square Courtyard: 0.4 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 0.9 mi
- Prudential Learning Center: 0.9 mi
- FlyNYON: 3.3 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 5.8 mi
- Big Cat Country: 6.1 mi
- Birds of Prey: 6.1 mi
- Australian Outback: 6.1 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 3.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 6.1 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 6.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.4 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 6.7 mi
- Nook Hill: 7.3 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 6.1 mi
- Flamingo: 6.2 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 7.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.6 mi
- The Park: 3.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.5 mi
- The Backyard: 7.5 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hobble Falls: 6.3 mi
- The Loch: 11.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 11.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 6.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 7.2 mi
- Palisades: 8.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 12.1 mi
- Barber: 15.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.0 mi
- New City Village: 22.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 6.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of New Jersey Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 294° | 295.7 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 315° | 276 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tourne | NW 311° | 273 m | 18.5 mi |
| High Mountain | N 354° | 268 m | 16.1 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 326° | 263 m | 17.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 351° | 260 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | N 354° | 230 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/413234886
Day trips start here
- Newark · 0 mi
- Harrison · 1 mi
- The Oranges · 4 mi
- Gateway · 5 mi
- Hudson County · 5 mi
- Bayonne · 6 mi
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