Nature reserve · New Jersey
Hoffman Park
Hoffman Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Musconetcong Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hunterdon County
How to reach it
Coordinates40.62817, -74.98641
- 7.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 22.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 14 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 19 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 19 mi
- South Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Musconetcong Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Kipp: 5.5 mi
- Silver Hill: 7.2 mi
- Pohatcong Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Gravel Hill: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Tower Hill Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Landsdown Meadows: 3.5 mi
- Schick Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Schick Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Charlestown Reserve: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Swayze Mine Ruins: 3.0 mi
- Railroad Ruins: 5.8 mi
- Morris Canal Prism: 9.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 10.3 mi
- Hunterdon County Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
Parks
- Spruce Run State Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Capoolong Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Commons Park: 5.5 mi
- Union Forge Park: 5.5 mi
Museums
- Solitude House: 6.0 mi
- Lebanon Township Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 8.9 mi
- Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 9.1 mi
- Califon Station: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 42
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 7.0 mi
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 12.0 mi
- Crayola Experience: 12.5 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 13.4 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 34
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 10.2 mi
- Kressler Garden: 12.5 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 25
- Shapeyard: 12.7 mi
- Leopard: 12.7 mi
- Transcendence: 12.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.2 mi
- Children Reading on a Bench: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Island Picnic Grove: 14.5 mi
- Grove Street Park: 18.8 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 19.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Mount Washington: 12.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 12.3 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- High Falls: 8.6 mi
- High Falls: 13.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Marble Spring: 11.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.9 mi
- Horn Springs: 23.6 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3: 24.1 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #2: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Rest area: 20.9 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 16.9 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Waterloo Village: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Hoffman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NNE 24° | 375 m | 16.1 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NE 36° | 364 m | 17.2 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NNE 19° | 355 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount No More | N 350° | 348 m | 12.1 mi |
| County House Mountain | N 7° | 348 m | 12.5 mi |
| Danville Mountain | N 9° | 342 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Mohepinoke | N 5° | 340 m | 15.0 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NNW 327° | 331 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flemington 5 NNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/916405766
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 4 mi
- Hunterdon County · 5 mi
- Washington · 7 mi
- Frenchtown · 8 mi
- Flemington · 10 mi
- Phillipsburg · 12 mi
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