Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill rises to 82 m in New Jersey. Second Watchung Mountain stands 168 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Randall Way Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 18 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in New Jersey, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34809940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 82 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Randall Way Park: 0.8 mi
- Camelot at Marlboro Apartments park: 0.9 mi
- Storyland Park: 1.0 mi
- Fordham Park: 1.2 mi
- Freneau Park: 1.6 mi
- David Shaw Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Marlboro Recreation Rain Garden: 4.0 mi
- Japanese Themed Garden: 5.1 mi
- Display Garden: 5.1 mi
- Bonsai Display: 5.1 mi
- Longstreet Farm Vistior Center & Farm Entrance: 2.2 mi
- Holmes Hendrickson House: 2.3 mi
- Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center: 2.8 mi
- Burrowes Mansion Museum: 2.8 mi
- Keyport Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Holmdel Horn Antenna: 2.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- The South Pole: 8.5 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 9.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 9.5 mi
- Karl Jansky Monument: 3.3 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial Spiral: 4.5 mi
- Raritan Rocket: 5.2 mi
- Eagles: 5.9 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 6.7 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Cliffwood Beach: 5.2 mi
- Seidler's Beach: 5.3 mi
- Seidler Beach: 5.6 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 5.8 mi
- Tatum Park: 4.5 mi
- Mannino Park: 6.5 mi
- Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Keystone Park: 7.6 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 7.8 mi
- Historic Public School Bell: 2.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Radio Astronomy: 3.3 mi
- The Jansky Monument: 3.3 mi
- Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site: 3.3 mi
- Crawford Hill: 2.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.0 mi
- Stone Hill: 5.4 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 5.7 mi
- Garrett Hill: 8.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 10.8 mi
- Grove 4: 13.0 mi
- Open Grove: 13.1 mi
- North Tower: 12.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- Power House: 12.7 mi
- South Tower: 12.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.1 mi
- Seele: 22.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 23.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 24.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 24.0 mi
- Barber: 10.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Watchung Mountain | NW 313° | 168 m | 23.2 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 333° | 126 m | 25.0 mi |
| Todt Hill | NNE 20° | 125 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | ENE 61° | 120 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 226° | 110 m | 13.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 65° | 106 m | 3.0 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | W 280° | 92 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 271° | 92 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freehold-marlboro, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357736354
Day trips start here
- Old Bridge · 5 mi
- Keansburg · 7 mi
- Freehold · 8 mi
- Englishtown · 9 mi
- Perth Amboy · 9 mi
- East Brunswick · 11 mi
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