Runaway Mine Train
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Runaway Mine Train is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Mount Rose stands 126 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Safari Off Road Adventure, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Six Flags Great Adventure (also known as Six Flags Great Adventure Resort) is a 510-acre (210 ha) amusement park and resort complex in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, between New York City and Philadelphia. Owned and operated by Six Flags, it includes an amusement park, a water park named Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, a safari park named Wild Safari Adventure, and a glamping resort named Savannah Sunset Resort and Spa. The park is located adjacent to Interstate 195, along Monmouth Road (County Route 537). The complex first opened to the public in 1974 as simply Great Adventure, under the direction of restaurateur Warner LeRoy. The park was acquired by Six Flags in 1977. Hurricane Harbor New Jersey, an adjacent water park, was opened and added to Great Adventure in 2000. In 2012, Six Flags combined its 160-acre (65 ha) Great Adventure park with its 350-acre (140 ha) Wild Safari animal park to form Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. The park is now the second-largest theme park in the world, following Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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Wikidata Q2957284, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
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How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Catering Picnic Grove: 0.4 mi
- Prospertown Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Millstone Park: 2.9 mi
- Cassville Crossroads Historic District: 3.4 mi
- Gil Putnam Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 6.0 mi
- Garden State: 16.4 mi
- Memory: 16.4 mi
- Arch II: 16.4 mi
- The Nine Muses: 16.4 mi
- New Jersey Fire Museum & Firefighters Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Lakewood Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County: 9.9 mi
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County: 9.9 mi
- Oakley Farmhouse: 10.2 mi
- Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Manalapan September 11th Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Manalapan Public Services Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Gere Park: 11.9 mi
- Alfred E. Sanders Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Galapagos Turtles: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.2 mi
- Italian Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Founder's Grove: 11.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.3 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 8.0 mi
- Reinhardt Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Rechnitz Pine Barrens Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Winding River Park: 16.0 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.8 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 7.6 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 13.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 15.3 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 8.1 mi
- Windward Beach: 18.0 mi
- Beachwood Beach: 18.9 mi
- GICA Beach: 19.2 mi
- Green Island Point Beach: 19.3 mi
- Catering Area: 0.7 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 9.1 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 13.8 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 10.7 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Ong's Hat: 18.5 mi
- Gold Run: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Runaway Mine Train. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | NW 316° | 126 m | 22.0 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NE 37° | 120 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pennington Mountain | NW 308° | 116 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 9° | 110 m | 6.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 38° | 106 m | 22.5 mi |
| Fairless Landfill | W 273° | 97.2 m | 17.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 325° | 92 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | NNW 337° | 92 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/478316843
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 5 mi
- Allentown · 8 mi
- Manalapan · 9 mi
- Hightstown · 10 mi
- Robbinsville · 11 mi
- Englishtown · 12 mi
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