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Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum

Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum from directly overhead

Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stiles Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in New Jersey, United States

Dates from 1695.

Wikidata Q7433064, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates40.98749, -74.27945

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stiles Park: 0.1 mi
  • Katie Cole Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ventimiglia West Field: 0.5 mi
  • Police Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pompton Aquatic Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Pompton Furnace: 0.4 mi
  • Pompton Lakes Police Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Square: 0.9 mi
  • McDavitt's Point Ruins: 0.9 mi
  • McDavitt's Point: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Perennial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 0.7 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Beaches
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 1.3 mi
  • West Beach: 3.7 mi
  • East Beach: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 2.4 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 2.4 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 2.8 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 4.3 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 8.9 mi
  • Thor: 9.2 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 9.3 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Buttermilk Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Otter Hole: 5.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW 321°378 m6.3 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 297°361 m8.3 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 330°360 m6.4 mi
Cobb HillW 270°358 m9.6 mi
West Brook MountainNNW 333°347 m8.6 mi
Carris HillNNW 329°341 m5.2 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 333°341 m7.0 mi
High MountainNNE 18°337 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/261753319

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