Northlandz
Northlandz is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Clover Hill Park, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Northlandz is a model railroad layout and museum located in Raritan Township, New Jersey, built by Bruce Williams Zaccagnino. It spans over 50,000 feet of track and was awarded with the Guinness World Record of longest small-scale model railway track in 1997. In 2005 the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany established a new world record.
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Dates from 1972.
Wikidata Q2001132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 13 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 13 mi
- South Overlook · 13 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clover Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Wings Section of South Branch Reservation: 2.1 mi
- Readington Township Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Wings Section of South Branch Reservation: 2.6 mi
- Dvoor Farm: 2.8 mi
- Michael Pohle Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Hunterdon County Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Amwell Church: 4.2 mi
- Woods tavern plaque: 9.2 mi
- John Hart Monument: 9.4 mi
- Twin Point Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Summer Road Park: 2.4 mi
- Tuccamirgan Park: 2.5 mi
- Mine Brook Park: 2.9 mi
- Singley Park: 3.5 mi
- Fleming Castle Museum: 2.3 mi
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 4.4 mi
- Readington Museum: 6.5 mi
- Dirck Gulick House: 8.3 mi
- Hopewell Museum: 9.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 8.0 mi
- Corn Hill: 10.8 mi
- The Awakening: 9.8 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 10.2 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 10.6 mi
- Buck Statue: 12.4 mi
- Einstein Statue: 14.2 mi
- Branchburg Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
- Perennial Garden: 13.0 mi
- Solebury Orchards: 14.3 mi
- Devil's Tree: 14.7 mi
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 14.9 mi
- Fuld Hall: 15.1 mi
- Pond dialogue: 15.2 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 15.6 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 15.7 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
- Alumni Grove: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 13.1 mi
- Old Quarry: 13.4 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 13.6 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 15.4 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- High Falls: 12.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.5 mi
- High Falls: 16.4 mi
- Gold Run: 18.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.1 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 22.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Kerr Spring: 21.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 23.2 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.7 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Northlandz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | N 354° | 375 m | 22.5 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | N 4° | 364 m | 21.6 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NNW 348° | 355 m | 21.2 mi |
| County House Mountain | NNW 340° | 348 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount No More | NNW 331° | 348 m | 22.4 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NW 318° | 331 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 3° | 314 m | 14.9 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | W 265° | 295 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wertsville 4 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/545749571
Day trips start here
- Flemington · 2 mi
- Hunterdon County · 6 mi
- Hillsborough · 8 mi
- Belle Mead · 9 mi
- Delaware Township · 9 mi
- Clinton · 10 mi
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