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Seward Hill

Seward Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Seward Hill rises to 289 m in New Jersey. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Seward Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34905495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
289 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.78694, -74.67613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Highlands Ridge Park: 0.6 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 1.0 mi
  • Black River Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
  • ladlpark: 3.0 mi
  • Flanders Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Bockoven Sawmill: 2.9 mi
  • Lewis Forge Site: 3.0 mi
  • B. Bruce Anderson Memorial Flag: 3.4 mi
  • B. Bruce Anderson: 3.4 mi
  • Boy Scout Cabin: 5.5 mi
Museums
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 8.5 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Califon Station: 9.7 mi
  • The Mahan Collection: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 60
Artworks: 58
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 6.1 mi
  • Orange M&M: 9.4 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 9.5 mi
  • Blue M&M: 9.5 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 51
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Mine Hill Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Hawk Hill: 19.6 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 19.7 mi
  • Pike Rock: 21.7 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 24.6 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Seward Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNE 18°425 m17.0 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNE 23°420 m16.6 mi
Green Pond MountainNNE 29°393 m14.2 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 327°377 m11.5 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW 291°375 m10.4 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNE 16°371 m9.2 mi
Schooleys MountainWNW 296°364 m6.8 mi
Mase MountainNNE 23°359 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 880484 — Seward Hill, Morris County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357730024

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