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Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station

Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station from directly overhead

Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is North Tower, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 29 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1849

What to expect

Operated by
Twin Lights Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39661, -73.98608

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Atlantic Highlands Historica: 2.7 mi
  • Allen House: 6.4 mi
  • Eatontown Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Monmouth Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Monmouth Museum: 9.2 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Parterre (Rose Garden): 7.5 mi
  • Composting Demo: 7.5 mi
  • Display Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Bonsai Display: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 27
Picnic sites: 23
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 17.4 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 20.2 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fallkill Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Palisades: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillNNW 334°125 m15.6 mi
Crawford HillW 268°120 m10.5 mi
Telegraph HillW 269°106 m9.8 mi
Beacon HillW 264°82 m12.6 mi
Throck Morton HillSW 225°81 m14.3 mi
Cranberry HillSW 223°74 m12.6 mi
Lippincort HillSW 217°72 m12.2 mi
Highlands of NavesinkWNW 289°71 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2719:4920:30
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1615:5016:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541506069757468564638
Precip in4.23.34.33.94.14.34.46.34.34.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1004922605

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