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Monksville

Monksville from directly overhead

Monksville is a ghost town in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Highlands Meadow, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

human settlement in New Jersey, United States of America

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Coordinates41.12380, -74.29980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Monks Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Harrison Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Tranquility Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Boulder Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Ricker Hill: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Long Pond Ironworks: 1.6 mi
  • Former Lion Enclosure: 1.9 mi
  • The Backyard: 3.1 mi
  • Old Glen Gray Water Tank: 4.5 mi
  • Ruins Of Group Of Stone Houses: 4.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Eagles: 3.2 mi
  • Eagles: 3.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 3.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 3.3 mi
Gardens
  • Pinetum: 3.2 mi
  • Tree Peony Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Azaela Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Summer Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Magnolia Walk: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Browns Point: 3.2 mi
  • Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 4.3 mi
  • Addice Park: 4.7 mi
  • town-owned public land: 5.1 mi
  • town-owned property: 5.1 mi
Cliffs
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 6.9 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Party Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 6.9 mi
  • Yankee Ramparts: 6.9 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 7.0 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 5: 8.5 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 9.7 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 5.9 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 20.6 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.6 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 24.6 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Monksville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainNNW 334°454 m6.6 mi
Bearfort MountainWNW 283°445 m4.9 mi
Warwick MountainNNW 342°410 m7.5 mi
Bellvale MountainNNW 347°406 m5.6 mi
Buck MountainSSW 213°378 m5.3 mi
Maple HillNW 323°373 m7.1 mi
Big Beech MountainN 6°365 m3.0 mi
Assiniwikam MountainSSW 209°360 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 6 mi away.

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