William Raws Monument
William Raws Monument is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Pine Hill stands 110 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiting Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 27 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiting Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Manchester Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- John Meagher Medal of Honor Park: 4.3 mi
- Lake Horicon Park: 4.5 mi
- Pasadena Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- A-7 Corsair II: 5.9 mi
- USS Randolph Anchor: 7.7 mi
- Historic Whitesbog Village: 8.9 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Boardwalk: 12.1 mi
- Lakehurst Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 7.9 mi
- Toms River Seaport Society: 7.9 mi
- Ocean County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Insectropolis: 8.1 mi
- Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 6.6 mi
- David Moore Monument: 11.7 mi
- R Berel Leifer's Shul: 12.3 mi
- Angel in Anguish-9/11 Monument: 14.4 mi
- Beachwood Beach: 8.4 mi
- Money Island Beach: 9.5 mi
- Amherst Beach: 11.8 mi
- GICA Beach: 13.0 mi
- Green Island Point Beach: 13.2 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 7.5 mi
- East Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 11.3 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.8 mi
- Founder's Grove: 11.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 11.9 mi
- Winding River Park: 6.9 mi
- Rechnitz Pine Barrens Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 10.2 mi
- West Plains Natural Area: 11.7 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 13.6 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 7.7 mi
- Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 19.9 mi
- Bruce Springsteen Guitar Sculpture: 23.2 mi
- Bradley Beach Sign: 24.8 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 12.1 mi
- Catering Area: 13.3 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 20.6 mi
- Ong's Hat: 15.0 mi
- Island Beach: 15.9 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 21.9 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 21.9 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William Raws Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | N 349° | 110 m | 20.1 mi |
| Throck Morton Hill | NNE 22° | 81 m | 22.7 mi |
| Disbrows Hill | NNW 344° | 79 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | NNE 25° | 74 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lippincort Hill | NNE 28° | 72 m | 24.1 mi |
| Forked River Mountain | SSE 159° | 56 m | 7.5 mi |
| Apple Pie Hill | SW 233° | 56 m | 16.3 mi |
| East Mountain | SSE 158° | 55 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 7 mi away.
- Red-flanked Bluetail71 obs
- purple pitcher plant29 obs
- Hermit Thrush18 obs
- low pricklypear17 obs
- Rose Pogonia12 obs
- Northern Mockingbird11 obs
- White-tailed Deer11 obs
- common milkweed11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357731904
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 10 mi
- Burlington County · 18 mi
- Allentown · 20 mi
- Freehold · 22 mi
- Manalapan · 22 mi
- Robbinsville · 23 mi
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