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Lime Kiln

Lime Kiln from directly overhead

Lime Kiln is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Allamuchy Mountain stands 377 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Califon Station, a museum 0.9 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tewksbury Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.71178, -74.82457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Califon Station: 0.9 mi
  • Solitude House: 4.3 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Readington Museum: 7.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves
Artworks: 45
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 6.0 mi
  • Orange M&M: 10.5 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 10.5 mi
  • Blue M&M: 10.5 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 43
Gardens: 27
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 6.0 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.2 mi
  • High Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Seele: 22.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Lime Kiln. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainN377 m14.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNW375 m9.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNE371 m17.4 mi
Schooleys MountainNNE364 m8.3 mi
Baldpate MountainNNW355 m8.3 mi
Lookout MountainNNE355 m18.4 mi
County House MountainNW348 m9.6 mi
Mount No MoreWNW348 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2919:5320:35
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516170757366544335
Precip in3.93.14.54.14.34.84.94.24.44.53.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flemington 5 NNW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1239461405

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