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Ghost Bridge

Ghost Bridge from directly overhead

Ghost Bridge is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairy Tale Forest, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.06838, -74.48780

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 1.5 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 7.3 mi
  • Frying Pan Trees: 7.7 mi
  • Zoom Ziplines at Mountain Creek: 7.8 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 8.3 mi
Parks
  • Dogwood Park: 2.5 mi
  • Edison Park: 3.7 mi
  • Edison Acres Park: 3.7 mi
  • town-owned property: 5.9 mi
  • town-owned public land: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 60
  • Ore Plant or Storage: 4.4 mi
  • Piggery Field: 7.3 mi
  • Splitrock Furnace: 7.4 mi
  • Slag Pile: 7.8 mi
  • Former Lion Enclosure: 8.8 mi
Museums: 60
Cliffs: 58
  • Eagle Cliff: 9.1 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 17.4 mi
  • Party Wall: 17.4 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 17.4 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Rain Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Denville Community Gardens: 11.8 mi
  • BHS Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Founder's Park: 12.7 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 54
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 13.2 mi
  • Eagles: 13.6 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 13.6 mi
  • Swan Boy: 13.6 mi
  • Diana: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 51
  • Old Beach: 2.1 mi
  • New Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Lake Tamarack Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Heater's Pond Beach: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Otter Hole: 7.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 14.1 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 14.7 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.4 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.5 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 22.6 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Ghost Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainNE454 m11.9 mi
Wawayanda MountainN448 m9.1 mi
Bearfort MountainNE445 m7.0 mi
Granite PeakN445 m7.5 mi
South PeakNNW440 m6.9 mi
Hamburg MountainNNW433 m5.9 mi
Vernon PeakN427 m7.7 mi
Morris County High PointSW425 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2619:5320:35
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/692479190

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