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New City Village

New City Village from directly overhead

New City Village is a ghost town in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Bearfort Mountain stands 445 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

human settlement in New Jersey, United States of America

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Coordinates41.01980, -74.39340

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Silas Condict County Park: 1.1 mi
  • John A Talbot Field: 2.0 mi
  • Butler Forest Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Ron Assante Park: 2.6 mi
  • Bogue Pond Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Mission Honor Veterans Project: 3.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Nazi Bund Camp: 4.1 mi
  • Morgan Place Ruins: 4.4 mi
  • Decker-Kincaid Homestead: 4.6 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.9 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 7.1 mi
  • BHS Garden: 8.0 mi
Artworks
  • Mustang: 8.9 mi
  • Bride and Bull sculpture: 10.2 mi
  • Christopher Columbus: 10.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 10.8 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.9 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 13.9 mi
  • Thor: 14.4 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 14.5 mi
  • Party Wall: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Cave Tunnel: 1.9 mi
  • Whale Head Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Tripod Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Bear Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 54
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
  • New Beach: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 10.8 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Otter Hole: 2.9 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 9.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of New City Village. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearfort MountainN 1°445 m8.3 mi
Morris County High PointW 270°425 m9.5 mi
Bowling Green MountainW 264°420 m8.2 mi
Green Pond MountainWSW 245°393 m8.6 mi
Buck MountainNE 37°378 m3.4 mi
Copperas MountainW 266°373 m3.7 mi
Mount PaulWNW 281°368 m7.8 mi
Kanouse MountainNW 316°361 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2015:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727064524233
Precip in4.13.24.54.24.04.94.64.34.95.03.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotteburg Rsvr, 2 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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