Van Veghten House
Van Veghten House is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dukes Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Finderne, New Jersey
Dates from 1720.
Wikidata Q48692143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 23 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 23 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dukes Park: 0.5 mi
- Bel Air Park: 0.7 mi
- North 10th Ave Park: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Ave Soccer Field: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Street Park: 1.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Somerville Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Firefighter's Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Raritan Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Firemen's Museuem: 1.8 mi
- Wallace House: 1.9 mi
- Van Horne House: 1.9 mi
- Old Dutch Parsonage: 2.0 mi
- Eagles Nest Museum: 2.5 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.8 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 1.9 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 2.4 mi
- Giant Cow: 5.8 mi
- Quaternion II: 6.7 mi
- Quaternion I: 6.7 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Courtyard: 3.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Duke Farms: 2.6 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 2.7 mi
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 5.7 mi
- John Sanford Farmland Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 6.2 mi
- Devil's Tree: 5.0 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 6.6 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 10.5 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 11.1 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 13.4 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 6.2 mi
- Grove 1: 9.6 mi
- Grove 2: 9.7 mi
- Open Grove: 9.8 mi
- Grove 3A: 9.8 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
- Paul's Beach: 18.7 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 18.9 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 19.2 mi
- Krogh Beach: 19.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 2.6 mi
- Seele: 12.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 20.7 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 17.2 mi
- Raritan Landing: 7.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.6 mi
- Barber: 17.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 19.4 mi
- Washington's Rock: 23.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 23.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Veghten House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NW 324° | 375 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 355° | 371 m | 24.9 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NNW 330° | 364 m | 21.7 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 318° | 355 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Freedom | N 2° | 341 m | 19.6 mi |
| Calais Mountain | N 0° | 334 m | 18.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 317° | 314 m | 16.6 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNE 14° | 295.7 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:52 | 16:35 |
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 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/207639701
Day trips start here
- Manville · 1 mi
- Somerset County · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Bridgewater · 3 mi
- Raritan · 3 mi
- Hillsborough · 6 mi
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