Old Barracks Museum
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Old Barracks Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Round Mountain stands 186 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stacey Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway runs past it. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Old Barracks Museum, also known just as the Old Barracks, is a historic building located at 101 Barracks Street in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Built in 1758 to house soldiers of the British Army, it is the only remaining colonial barracks in the state and is one of the few tangible surviving elements of the 1776 Battle of Trenton. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1971 and listed as a National Historic Landmark on November 28, 1972, for its significance in military history. It is now a state-run historic site and museum.
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Dates from 1914.
Wikidata Q7083436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 8 mi
- South Overlook · 12 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 13 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stacey Park: 0.1 mi
- Warren Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Wilkinson Park: 0.2 mi
- All Faiths Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Trenton World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Washington Crossing the Delaware: 0.4 mi
- Trenton Battle Monument: 0.5 mi
- Trenton Ferry: 0.6 mi
- Old Warf: 0.9 mi
- New Jersey State Museum: 0.3 mi
- Meredith Havens Fire Museum: 0.5 mi
- William Trent House: 0.5 mi
- Ellarslie: 1.6 mi
- Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 0.7 mi
- Serenity Garden: 0.7 mi
- West End Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Avenue Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Capital City Farm: 1.0 mi
- Robert Morris Statue: 0.9 mi
- Crossing Paths: 2.6 mi
- Centaur: 2.6 mi
- Untitled (Steelroots): 2.7 mi
- 95.5 ̊ Arc x 11 (Horizontal Arcs): 2.7 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- Loveless Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Central Park: 4.0 mi
- Lower Makefield Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Houe 8: 1.3 mi
- House 6: 1.7 mi
- Hog Island Cranes: 2.1 mi
- Hog Island Cranes: 2.1 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 2.8 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fairless Landfill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Canoe: 9.1 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Alumni Grove: 3.5 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 7.8 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 12.7 mi
- Washington's Rock: 12.9 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.8 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 23.0 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 7.9 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 7.9 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.3 mi
- Gold Run: 3.1 mi
- High Falls: 20.2 mi
- Kerr Spring: 19.4 mi
- Ong's Hat: 22.7 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Barracks Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | N 351° | 186 m | 24.3 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | WNW 302° | 174 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | N 7° | 171 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | WNW 295° | 158 m | 15.8 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 324° | 146 m | 9.4 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NW 317° | 143 m | 9.8 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NW 306° | 142 m | 13.8 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 314° | 138 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428109079
Day trips start here
- Trenton · 1 mi
- Ewing · 3 mi
- Yardley · 4 mi
- Bordentown · 6 mi
- Mercer County · 6 mi
- Washington Crossing Historical Park · 7 mi
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