Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Sterling Hill Mining Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Sunrise Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterling Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
The Sterling Hill Mine, now known as the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, is a former zinc mine in the borough of Ogdensburg in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It was the last working underground mine in New Jersey. It closed in 1986, and became a museum in 1989. Along with the nearby Franklin Mine, it is known for its variety of minerals, especially the fluorescent varieties. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1991, for its significance in industry.
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Dates from 1989.
Wikidata Q7611425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 27.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 12 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 21 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sterling Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Paul: 4.4 mi
- Morris County High Point: 4.6 mi
- Hamburg Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Hilltop Park: 2.2 mi
- Station Park: 2.6 mi
- Sparta Glen Park: 3.2 mi
- Edison Acres Park: 3.4 mi
- Edison Park: 3.5 mi
- Ore Plant or Storage: 2.3 mi
- Piggery Field: 5.1 mi
- Ghost Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Defenders of the Union: 7.9 mi
- U.S. Army: 7.9 mi
- Frying Pan Trees: 4.7 mi
- Horse Show Area: 6.6 mi
- Outdoor Entertainment Area: 6.8 mi
- Agricultural Area: 6.8 mi
- Family Entertainment Area: 6.8 mi
- Rockaway Township Open Space: 8.9 mi
- Farny State Park: 9.7 mi
- Farny State Park: 10.2 mi
- Federal Land: 10.4 mi
- Buck Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Heater's Pond Beach: 1.3 mi
- Lake Tamarack Beach: 3.3 mi
- New Beach: 4.0 mi
- Beach 1: 4.0 mi
- Old Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pike Rock: 11.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.2 mi
- The Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Crumbling Under Pressure: 23.0 mi
- Gravitas Wall: 23.0 mi
- Founder's Park: 6.7 mi
- Denville Community Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 14.6 mi
- BHS Garden: 16.2 mi
- Vickery Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse and Firehouse Museum: 0.6 mi
- Franklin Mineral Museum Inc: 2.2 mi
- Franklin Heritage Museum: 2.8 mi
- Snook Agricultural Museum: 6.7 mi
- Rockaway Borough Historical: 13.6 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 9.9 mi
- Glass Tentacles: 15.0 mi
- Wine and Design Warwick: 16.1 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 17.5 mi
- Mustang: 18.3 mi
- Otter Hole: 13.5 mi
- Tillman Falls: 14.3 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 14.4 mi
- Silver Spray Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.3 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 14.3 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 18.2 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 18.5 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Gourmet Gallery Outdoor Seating: 19.9 mi
- New City Village: 11.8 mi
- Waterloo Village: 14.0 mi
- Monksville: 16.1 mi
- Eshback: 16.9 mi
- Conashaugh: 18.2 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 20.0 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 20.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Artesian Spring: 12.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.9 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Mountain | NNW 327° | 500 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 284° | 454 m | 13.9 mi |
| Wawayanda Mountain | NE 44° | 448 m | 11.0 mi |
| Granite Peak | NE 38° | 445 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bearfort Mountain | ENE 71° | 445 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bird Mountain | WNW 287° | 445 m | 13.9 mi |
| South Peak | NE 37° | 440 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 289° | 439 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sussex AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2627856547
Day trips start here
- Skylands · 6 mi
- Lake Hopatcong · 9 mi
- Sussex County · 9 mi
- Rockaway · 13 mi
- Dover · 14 mi
- Morris County · 15 mi
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