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Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunker Hill rises to 56 m in New Jersey. Fox Hill stands 314 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Park Natural Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in New Jersey, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34825625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
56 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.43288, -74.55682

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Parks
  • Franklin Park Natural Area: 0.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill Natural Area: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bedford Road Park: 1.1 mi
  • Butler Road Natural Area: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 59
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 55
  • Bobov cemetery NJ: 3.9 mi
  • Franklin Township 9/11 Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Broken Down Truck Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Woods tavern plaque: 6.7 mi
  • Colonel John Neilson: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 54
Peaks: 44
Picnic sites: 19
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 5.3 mi
  • Grove 1: 7.8 mi
  • Grove 2: 7.8 mi
  • Open Grove: 7.9 mi
  • Grove 4: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 14
Rest areas: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Washington's Rock: 21.0 mi
  • Old Quarry: 21.1 mi
  • Hawk Hill: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bunker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fox HillNNW314 m24.5 mi
Hell MountainNW288 m22.0 mi
Cushetunk MountainNW254 m18.1 mi
Mine MountainN251 m20.1 mi
Mount PaulNNW245 m23.4 mi
Sugar LoafN229 m23.8 mi
Gillespie HillN217 m24.4 mi
Mount KembleN215 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:10
June solstice05:2919:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5216:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357746062

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