Paterson Museum
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Paterson Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Raceway Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Paterson Museum is a museum in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of Paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of Paterson. It is located in the Great Falls Historic District. Since 1982 the museum has been housed in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street, the former erecting shop of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, a major 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives. Prior to 1982 the museum was located in the former carriage house of Nathan Barnert, civic figure and philanthropist.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q7144599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Raceway Park: 0.1 mi
- Overlook Park: 0.1 mi
- Mary Ellen Kramer Park: 0.3 mi
- Federici Park: 0.3 mi
- Lou Costello Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.1 mi
- The Dublin Spring Water Boy: 0.2 mi
- Dean William McNulty: 0.3 mi
- William Hughes: 0.4 mi
- Nathan Barnert: 0.4 mi
- Lou Costello Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Captain Eric M. Graupe: 0.5 mi
- Paterson 9-11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Garret Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Packanack Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Mount Cecchino: 3.7 mi
- High Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Eifall: 4.3 mi
- Pietro and Maria Botto House;American Labor Museum: 1.6 mi
- Hamilton House Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Yogi Berra Museum: 3.2 mi
- Cadmus House Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Paramus Historic Museum: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Speert Green: 2.4 mi
- Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 3.4 mi
- Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Thor: 3.6 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 3.7 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Willowbrook Mini Golf: 3.8 mi
- American Flag Rock: 4.0 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 4.3 mi
- T-Bowl Lanes: 4.9 mi
- Basalt Beach: 5.0 mi
- Mills Reservation: 4.6 mi
- G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Lorrimer Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Franklin Swamp: 6.0 mi
- Hilltop Reservation: 6.1 mi
- East Beach: 4.2 mi
- West Beach: 4.3 mi
- Lionshead Lake Beach: 6.0 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.5 mi
- Pines Lake West Beach: 7.3 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Dog Run Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 3.4 mi
- Great Falls: 0.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.3 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 12.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 5.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.9 mi
- New City Village: 13.4 mi
- Monksville: 15.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.4 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 12.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Paterson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | NW 318° | 378 m | 13.6 mi |
| Assiniwikam Mountain | NW 322° | 360 m | 13.6 mi |
| Carris Hill | NW 321° | 341 m | 12.5 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 346° | 337 m | 12.4 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | WNW 287° | 335 m | 13.2 mi |
| Herman Hill | N 355° | 328 m | 13.9 mi |
| Drag Hill | N 353° | 323 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 351° | 322 m | 12.5 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 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/260669010
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