Wallace House
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Wallace House is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
The Wallace House is a Georgian style historic house, which served as the headquarters of General George Washington during the second Middlebrook encampment (1778–79), located at 38 Washington Place, Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1970.
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Wikidata Q14705911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 22 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 23 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Park: 0.0 mi
- Childrens Park: 0.5 mi
- John Long Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Somerset County Courthouse Green: 0.6 mi
- Carol Pager Athletic Complex: 0.6 mi
- Old Dutch Parsonage: 0.1 mi
- Firemen's Museuem: 0.2 mi
- Van Veghten House: 1.9 mi
- Eagles Nest Museum: 3.7 mi
- Van Horne House: 3.7 mi
- Firefighter's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Somerville Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Raritan Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 1.0 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 1.4 mi
- Giant Cow: 7.5 mi
- Quaternion II: 8.6 mi
- Quaternion I: 8.6 mi
- Duke Farms: 1.4 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 3.2 mi
- John Sanford Farmland Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 6.9 mi
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 7.2 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.0 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Branchburg Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Perennial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Courtyard: 4.8 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
- Devil's Tree: 4.7 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 8.5 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 10.3 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 13.0 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 15.3 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
- Grove 1: 11.5 mi
- Grove 2: 11.6 mi
- Open Grove: 11.7 mi
- Grove 3A: 11.8 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 20.5 mi
- Paul's Beach: 20.6 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 20.8 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 20.8 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 21.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.6 mi
- Seele: 13.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 21.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 21.5 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 18.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 9.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 14.5 mi
- Barber: 19.3 mi
- Waterloo Village: 25.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 20.3 mi
- Washington's Rock: 22.6 mi
- Old Quarry: 22.7 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 24.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 21.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Wallace House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NNW 326° | 375 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 359° | 371 m | 24.0 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NNW 333° | 364 m | 20.1 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 319° | 355 m | 22.6 mi |
| County House Mountain | NW 313° | 348 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 360° | 344 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Freedom | N 7° | 341 m | 18.9 mi |
| Calais Mountain | N 6° | 334 m | 17.7 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Raritan · 1 mi
- Somerset County · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Bridgewater · 2 mi
- Manville · 3 mi
- Hillsborough · 6 mi
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