Museum · New Jersey
Perth Amboy Ferry Slip
Perth Amboy Ferry Slip is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay View Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.50692, -74.26201
- 16.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bay View Park: 0.0 mi
- Bayview Park: 0.1 mi
- Sadowski Park: 0.8 mi
- Bay City Amphitheater Park: 0.9 mi
- Central Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- George Washington: 0.2 mi
- Victims of Terrorism Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Pellman Cottage: 2.1 mi
- Freed Slave Graveyard: 3.4 mi
- Woodbridge Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Proprietary House: 0.5 mi
- The Conference House: 0.5 mi
- Kearny Cottage Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sandy Ground Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Seguine Mansion: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- The South Pole: 0.9 mi
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 4.2 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 5.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 5.5 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Robinsons Beach: 1.4 mi
- Krogh Beach: 1.8 mi
- Paul's Beach: 3.1 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 3.4 mi
- Seidler Beach: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Mill Creek Bluebelt: 1.8 mi
- North Mount Loretto State Forest: 2.1 mi
- Mill Creek Bluebelt: 2.2 mi
- Sharrotts Shoreline: 2.3 mi
- Mount Loretto Unique Area: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Rev John C. Drumgoole: 2.2 mi
- Light Dispelling Darkness: 4.8 mi
- Carteret Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- A Quiet Moment: 5.3 mi
- Hail Holy Queen: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly garden: 5.4 mi
- South River Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 7.5 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 8.3 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 54
- Crawford Hill: 8.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 9.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 9.3 mi
- Todt Hill: 10.1 mi
- Emerson Hill: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.4 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- Grove 4: 8.5 mi
- Grove 3B: 8.6 mi
- Grove 3A: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Hill: 16.3 mi
- Palisades: 20.0 mi
- Palisades: 22.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 24.6 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Seele: 13.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hobble Falls: 16.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- North Tower: 16.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.4 mi
- Power House: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 3.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 3.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 17.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 1.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 10.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perth Amboy Ferry Slip. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Mountain | NW 310° | 251 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 323° | 229 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NW 326° | 217 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NW 323° | 215 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | NW 319° | 204 m | 22.8 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NNW 329° | 180 m | 23.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | N 3° | 179 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | N 356° | 175 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78001773OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Perth Amboy Ferry Slip, reference 78001773, listed 11/28/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/370807443
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