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Hacklebarney State Park

Hacklebarney State Park from directly overhead

Hacklebarney State Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, a park 1.0 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
225 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.73610, -74.72609

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Califon Station: 6.0 mi
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 6.4 mi
  • Readington Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Solitude House: 9.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 57
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 5.4 mi
  • Orange M&M: 10.2 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 10.3 mi
  • Blue M&M: 10.3 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 53
Gardens: 43
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Grove Street Park: 3.7 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 10.3 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 10.4 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 12.4 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Boiling Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 22.8 mi
  • Marble Spring: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Hacklebarney State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainNNE 31°393 m18.6 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 345°377 m13.6 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNW 316°375 m10.2 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNE 22°371 m13.4 mi
Schooleys MountainNNW 331°364 m7.3 mi
Mase MountainNNE 26°359 m16.9 mi
Baldpate MountainWNW 301°355 m10.8 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 14°355 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail129 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander114 obs
  • partridgeberry69 obs
  • Christmas fern62 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee56 obs
  • American wintergreen48 obs
  • Monarch47 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper47 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/587924332

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