Garden · New Jersey
Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden
Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Schooleys Mountain stands 364 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Somerset County Park Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.50911, -74.57416
- 0.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 21 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 22 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 22 mi
- South Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Franklin Park Garden Cooperative: 4.9 mi
Parks
- East Millstone Park: 0.6 mi
- Haran Ave Park: 1.8 mi
- Country Classics Park: 1.9 mi
- These Liberty Trees Monument & Park: 2.0 mi
- Papwick Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Franklin Township 9/11 Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Woods tavern plaque: 3.7 mi
- Veteran's War Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Old Stone Arch Bridge: 4.3 mi
- War Memorial: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 2.7 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Duke Farms: 4.5 mi
- John Clyde Memorial Native Grassland Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Giant Cow: 2.8 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 3.8 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 4.6 mi
- Quaternion II: 5.6 mi
- Quaternion I: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Van Veghten House: 3.4 mi
- Van Horne House: 3.8 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 4.0 mi
- Old Dutch Parsonage: 4.8 mi
- Wallace House: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 56
- First Watchung Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 5.3 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 39
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 5.1 mi
- Devil's Tree: 8.4 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 10.0 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 11.6 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 3.9 mi
- Grove 1: 7.7 mi
- Grove 2: 7.8 mi
- Open Grove: 7.9 mi
- Grove 3A: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 14
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 16.7 mi
- Paul's Beach: 17.1 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 17.6 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 17.8 mi
- Seidler Beach: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.4 mi
- Seele: 14.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 20.2 mi
- Gold Run: 21.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 13.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 5.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.4 mi
- Barber: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hawk Hill: 21.3 mi
- Washington's Rock: 22.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schooleys Mountain | NNW 333° | 364 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Freedom | N 360° | 341 m | 22.9 mi |
| Calais Mountain | N 358° | 334 m | 21.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 322° | 314 m | 19.6 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 10° | 295.7 m | 23.9 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 344° | 289 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Kipp | NW 305° | 289 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NW 316° | 288 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:52 | 16:35 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 8 mi away.
- Great Blue Heron65 obs
- Huron Skipper58 obs
- American Robin43 obs
- Sandhill Crane39 obs
- Slaty Skimmer38 obs
- Western Honey Bee35 obs
- Blue Dasher35 obs
- Canada Goose34 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/610834531
Day trips start here
- Manville · 2 mi
- Somerset County · 4 mi
- Belle Mead · 5 mi
- Hillsborough · 5 mi
- Somerset · 5 mi
- Somerville · 5 mi
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