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Apple Acres

Apple Acres from directly overhead

Apple Acres is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponderosa II, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
West Milford Township
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.10321, -74.39645

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • West Brook Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Bearfort Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Cobb Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Wickadoma Mountain: 3.0 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Lockheed Constellation: 3.3 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Roomy Mine: 5.0 mi
  • Blue Mine: 5.1 mi
  • Fairy Tale Forest: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Pinetum: 8.3 mi
  • Tree Peony Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Summer Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Azaela Garden: 8.4 mi
Museums: 60
Artworks: 58
  • Eagles: 8.3 mi
  • Eagles: 8.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 8.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 8.4 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 58
  • Eagle Cliff: 9.6 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 12.1 mi
  • Party Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Cliffwood Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 5: 5.1 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 4: 5.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 3: 5.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 14.9 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Otter Hole: 4.6 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 5.5 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 21.4 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 22.5 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 22.5 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Apple Acres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainNNE 17°454 m7.6 mi
Wawayanda MountainNNW 334°448 m7.2 mi
Bearfort MountainN 6°445 m2.5 mi
Granite PeakNW 311°445 m7.7 mi
South PeakWNW 303°440 m7.8 mi
Hamburg MountainWNW 294°433 m7.6 mi
Vernon PeakNW 314°427 m7.7 mi
Warwick MountainNNE 17°410 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2619:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/868485753

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