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Ong's Hat

Ong's Hat from directly overhead

Ong's Hat is a ghost town in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Pine Hill stands 110 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Evert Trail Preserve, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 14 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in New Jersey, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.91083, -74.62083

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pemberton Lake: 4.3 mi
  • Pole Bridge Park: 4.5 mi
  • Reflections Park: 4.5 mi
  • Pemberton Township Veterans Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Jean Ammerman Park: 4.8 mi
Attractions
  • Historic Whitesbog Village: 6.8 mi
  • Gibby's Jet: 8.2 mi
  • C-141 Starlifter: 8.2 mi
  • C-118A Liftmaster: 8.3 mi
  • Gardener's Cottage: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • David Moore Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Honor Roll Pemberton: 5.4 mi
  • War Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 9.6 mi
  • James Garfield Alloway Monument: 12.2 mi
Museums: 39
  • Pemberton Railroad Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Underground Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Burlington County Prison Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Air Victory Museum: 12.0 mi
  • New Jersey Fire Museum & Firefighters Memorial: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 39
Peaks: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Ted's Terrain: 10.8 mi
  • Villa Collina: 16.9 mi
  • Galapagos Turtles: 18.5 mi
  • The Graperies: 20.7 mi
  • Children's Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 5.1 mi
  • Catering Area: 17.9 mi
  • Student Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • First Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Beachwood Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Money Island Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Bay beach: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ong's Hat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNNE 26°110 m24.9 mi
Fairless LandfillNNW 335°97.2 m18.1 mi
Disbrows HillNNE 20°79 m24.8 mi
Pine HillWSW 249°61 m21.2 mi
Apple Pie HillSSE 167°56 m7.3 mi
Forked River MountainESE 104°56 m17.9 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 338°55 m7.4 mi
East MountainESE 104°55 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3119:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1715:5416:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270767467564537
Precip in3.73.04.53.73.84.35.25.34.44.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Mills 2 W, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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