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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
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
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: 44
Gardens: 30
  • 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: 20
  • 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: 9
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Lime Kiln. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainN 6°377 m14.9 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNW 348°375 m9.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNE 36°371 m17.4 mi
Schooleys MountainNNE 11°364 m8.3 mi
Baldpate MountainNNW 331°355 m8.3 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 28°355 m18.4 mi
County House MountainNW 313°348 m9.6 mi
Mount No MoreWNW 300°348 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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