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Highland Lakes Beach 1

Highland Lakes Beach 1 from directly overhead

Highland Lakes Beach 1 is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Lakes Beach 2, a beach 0.2 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

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census designated place in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States

Wikidata Q1084586, matched on coordinates and name (979 m apart).

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.17877, -74.46794

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wawayanda Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Vernon Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Granite Peak: 2.2 mi
  • South Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Bear Peak: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Maple Grange Park: 3.0 mi
  • Mountain Lake Park: 5.3 mi
  • Browns Point: 6.6 mi
  • Railroad Green: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions: 57
  • Zoom Ziplines at Mountain Creek: 1.7 mi
  • Surf Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Fishing Village: 2.2 mi
  • Hide Tide Wavepool: 2.2 mi
  • Sprayground: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 54
  • Eagle Cliff: 15.5 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 15.6 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Party Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 53
  • Highland Lakes Beach 2: 0.2 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 7: 0.5 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 3: 0.8 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 0.9 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 4: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 42
  • Rain Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Pinetum: 12.5 mi
  • Winter Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Octagonal Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Magnolia Walk: 12.5 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 27
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 6.4 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 12.0 mi
  • Eagles: 12.4 mi
  • Eagles: 12.4 mi
  • Swan Boy: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Mine Hole Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Otter Hole: 11.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 11.7 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 16.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 16.1 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Highland Lakes Beach 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainENE 70°454 m6.3 mi
Wawayanda MountainNNE 23°448 m1.4 mi
Granite PeakW 265°445 m2.2 mi
Bearfort MountainSE 124°445 m4.8 mi
South PeakWSW 251°440 m3.0 mi
Hamburg MountainWSW 237°433 m3.9 mi
Vernon PeakW 272°427 m1.8 mi
Morris County High PointSSW 207°425 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2619:5320:35
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2115:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968727163524132
Precip in2.62.23.23.43.73.74.13.93.84.23.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sussex AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/585477120

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