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Budd Lake Municipal Beach

Budd Lake Municipal Beach from directly overhead

Budd Lake Municipal Beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Olive Community Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mt. Olive Township
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.86293, -74.75128

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 4.1 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 10.3 mi
  • Califon Station: 10.9 mi
  • Hope Museum: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Egan’s Gold Mine: 5.3 mi
  • 13th Hour Haunted House: 9.1 mi
  • Patriotic Tank: 10.0 mi
  • Legend Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Mine Hill Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Beach 6: 10.9 mi
  • Lake Mowhawk Beach 5: 11.4 mi
  • Beach 9: 11.6 mi
  • Beach 4: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 3.9 mi
  • Orange M&M: 3.9 mi
  • Blue M&M: 3.9 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 3.9 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 18.5 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 18.5 mi
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Rest area: 15.7 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Budd Lake Municipal Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNE 40°425 m14.2 mi
Bowling Green MountainNE 46°420 m14.5 mi
Green Pond MountainENE 56°393 m13.0 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 333°377 m5.0 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWSW 256°375 m5.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 60°371 m7.4 mi
Mount PaulNE 42°368 m16.6 mi
Schooleys MountainSW 224°364 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:35
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506068737163524233
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.84.55.14.94.34.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/72100571

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