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Pequannock Township Museum

Pequannock Township Museum from directly overhead

Pequannock Township Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pequannock Valley Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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railway station in Pequannock Township, the United States of America

Wikidata Q7227516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates40.96860, -74.29369

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pequannock Valley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pompton Aquatic Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pompton Aquatic Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ventimiglia West Field: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Two Sisters Wetland Preserve Property: 1.0 mi
  • Mountainside Park: 1.6 mi
  • Beacon Hill Bird Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
  • Camp Dawson: 3.4 mi
  • Franklin Swamp: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Riverdale September 11th Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Pompton Lakes Police Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Pompton Furnace: 1.8 mi
  • McDavitt's Point: 2.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • South Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Speert Green: 5.2 mi
Beaches
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 2.5 mi
  • West Beach: 2.9 mi
  • East Beach: 3.0 mi
Attractions
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 2.6 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 3.6 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 3.9 mi
  • "Limestone" Quarry: 4.5 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • Thor: 8.4 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 8.5 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Otter Hole: 6.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Pequannock Township Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW 333°378 m7.0 mi
Copperas MountainWNW 290°373 m9.5 mi
Kanouse MountainNW 307°361 m8.4 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 340°360 m7.3 mi
Cobb HillW 279°358 m8.9 mi
West Brook MountainNNW 340°347 m9.5 mi
Carris HillNNW 342°341 m6.1 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 342°341 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/268447778

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