Ghost town · New Jersey
Raritan Landing
Raritan Landing is a ghost town in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Metlar-Bodine House Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Piscataway, New Jersey
How to reach it
Coordinates40.51250, -74.46250
- 6.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 1.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer House: 1.6 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Buccleuch Park: 0.5 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.6 mi
- Deiner Park: 0.9 mi
- Consovoy Park: 1.0 mi
- Castleton Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Reflections: 0.7 mi
- Split and Twisted: 0.7 mi
- Chichen Itza Blue: 0.7 mi
- Signal: 0.8 mi
- Life Forms: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Mason Gross Memorial: 1.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Gray Terrace: 1.2 mi
- Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Resurrection Garden: 2.0 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 3.3 mi
- North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
- Courtyard: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Six Mile Run Reservoir Site: 4.0 mi
- Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Tices Lane Park: 5.0 mi
- Country Lane Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 53
- First Watchung Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.4 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Long Hill: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 35
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 0.8 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 4.1 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 6.1 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 6.3 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 22
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
- Paul's Beach: 11.4 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 11.9 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 12.0 mi
- Krogh Beach: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 2.3 mi
- Grove 1: 2.4 mi
- Grove 2: 2.5 mi
- Open Grove: 2.5 mi
- Grove 4: 2.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 13.3 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.1 mi
- Seele: 11.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 18.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 10.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hawk Hill: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Raritan Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NNW 345° | 341 m | 23.4 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 343° | 334 m | 22.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 310° | 314 m | 23.6 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 356° | 296 m | 23.3 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 330° | 289 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NW 305° | 288 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNW 332° | 287 m | 24.3 mi |
| Union Hill | N 353° | 277 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Somerset · 1 mi
- Highland Park · 2 mi
- New Brunswick · 2 mi
- Piscataway · 3 mi
- North Brunswick · 4 mi
- East Brunswick · 6 mi
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