Pillar of Fire Cross Monument
Pillar of Fire Cross Monument is a wayside cross in Borough of Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey. Pillar of Fire Cross Monument is situated nearby to Hope Church, as well as near the fire station Bound Brook Hose Company Number 1.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bound Brook station and Old Stone Arch Bridge.
Bound Brook station
Railway station
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Bound Brook is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bound Brook, New Jersey. The station building on the north side of the tracks is now a restaurant; the other station building on the south side is a waiting room. Bound Brook station is situated 1,100 feet west of Pillar of Fire Cross Monument.
Old Stone Arch Bridge
Monument
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The Old Stone Arch Bridge is a bridge located in Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. It is the second-oldest extant bridge in the US, after the Frankford Avenue Bridge over Pennypack Creek in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Old Stone Arch Bridge is situated 520 feet south of Pillar of Fire Cross Monument.
Queen’s Bridge
Bridge
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The Queen's Bridge is a bridge spanning the Raritan River that connects South Bound Brook and Bound Brook, both of which are in Somerset County, New Jersey. The bridge carries South Main Street across the river. Queen’s Bridge is situated 910 feet southwest of Pillar of Fire Cross Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bound Brook and Fieldville.
Bound Brook
Town
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Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located along the Raritan River. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,988, an increase of 1,586 from the 2010 census count of 10,402, which in turn reflected an increase of 247 from the 10,155 counted in the 2000 census.
Fieldville
Hamlet
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Fieldville is a historical unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The location is sometimes described as being on River Road south of Bound Brook.
Middlesex
Town
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Middlesex County is squarely in the center of New Jersey, about midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Population is approximately 750,000. Area is about 318 sq. miles covering 25 cities and towns. Middlesex is situated 2 miles northeast of Pillar of Fire Cross Monument.
Pillar of Fire Cross Monument
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Borough of Bound Brook, Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.56181° or 40° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-74.52645° or 74° 31′ 35″ westOpen location code
87G7HF6F+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5326219154OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hope Church and Bound Brook Hose Company Number 1.
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