Slingshot
Slingshot is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Rose stands 126 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Games Square, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Games Square: 0.0 mi
- Great American Road Race: 0.1 mi
- Dare Devil Dive: 0.1 mi
- Houdini's Great Escape: 0.1 mi
- Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Catering Picnic Grove: 0.2 mi
- Prospertown Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Millstone Park: 2.9 mi
- Cassville Crossroads Historic District: 3.6 mi
- Clayton Park: 3.7 mi
- Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 5.8 mi
- Garden State: 16.1 mi
- Memory: 16.2 mi
- Arch II: 16.2 mi
- The Nine Muses: 16.2 mi
- New Jersey Fire Museum & Firefighters Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Lakewood Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County: 10.1 mi
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County: 10.1 mi
- Oakley Farmhouse: 10.3 mi
- Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Manalapan September 11th Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Manalapan Public Services Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Gere Park: 12.0 mi
- Alfred E. Sanders Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Galapagos Turtles: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.4 mi
- Italian Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Founder's Grove: 11.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.5 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 8.1 mi
- Reinhardt Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Rechnitz Pine Barrens Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Winding River Park: 16.2 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.8 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 7.6 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 13.5 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 15.2 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 8.3 mi
- Windward Beach: 18.2 mi
- Beachwood Beach: 19.1 mi
- GICA Beach: 19.4 mi
- Green Island Point Beach: 19.5 mi
- Catering Area: 0.8 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 9.2 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 14.0 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 10.5 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Ong's Hat: 18.4 mi
- Gold Run: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slingshot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | NW 317° | 126 m | 21.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NE 37° | 120 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pennington Mountain | NW 308° | 116 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 11° | 110 m | 6.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 38° | 106 m | 22.6 mi |
| Fairless Landfill | W 273° | 97.2 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 325° | 92 m | 20.3 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | NNW 337° | 92 m | 21.7 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/230177437
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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