- Elevation, modelled
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 18.6 miles
- Watnong Mountain295.7 m · 18.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway13.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7387, -74.1685
New Jersey Historical Society is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled 10 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadow of a Face, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
historical society in the State of New Jersey
Dates from 1845.
Wikidata Q7009230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
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 |
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 29.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 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
Museums
- 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
Attractions
- 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
Peaks
- 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
Beaches
- 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
Waterfalls: 17
- 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
Rest areas: 5
- 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
Lighthouses: 5
- 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
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 12.1 mi
- Barber: 15.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.0 mi
- New City Village: 22.7 mi
| 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).
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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