Nature reserve · New Jersey
Holland Highlands
Holland Highlands is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Mount No More stands 348 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Musconetcong Gorge Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Holland Township, Hunterdon Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates40.60538, -75.13200
- 6.6 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 28.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 15 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 20 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 20 mi
- South Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Musconetcong Gorge Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Musconetcong Gorge Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Ringing Rocks County Park: 2.9 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Schick Reserve: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Gravel Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 2.3 mi
- Silver Hill: 2.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bougher Hill: 4.2 mi
Parks
- South Pohatcong Playground: 2.0 mi
- Riegelsville Borough Park: 3.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Delaware Canal State Park: 3.7 mi
- Durham Aqueduct/ Lock 21 Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Morris Canal Prism: 5.9 mi
- Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- The Sailor and Soldier's Monument: 6.5 mi
- Railroad roundhouse: 6.6 mi
- Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge: 7.0 mi
Museums
- Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 6.2 mi
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Museum: 6.5 mi
- National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters: 6.9 mi
- Locktender's House: 6.9 mi
- Sigal Museum: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 6.7 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 6.8 mi
- Crayola Experience: 7.2 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 10.6 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 36
- Kressler Garden: 7.1 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- LaFarm: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 27
- Transcendence: 7.7 mi
- Shapeyard: 7.7 mi
- Leopard: 7.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 11.9 mi
- The Bridge: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 11.6 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 13.3 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 13.3 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 13.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Marble Spring: 8.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.3 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 18.5 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 18.9 mi
- Horn Springs: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Mount Washington: 6.8 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 8.6 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 10.6 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- High Falls: 3.0 mi
- High Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.5 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 15.2 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Rest area: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Holland Highlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount No More | NNE 22° | 348 m | 14.6 mi |
| County House Mountain | NNE 33° | 348 m | 16.7 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NNE 15° | 331 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bauer Rock | W 260° | 317 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | WNW 282° | 308 m | 6.6 mi |
| Flint Hill | WSW 245° | 308 m | 12.5 mi |
| Kirchberg | W 264° | 305 m | 9.7 mi |
| South Mountain | W 267° | 301 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg-easton BRG, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/952491386
Day trips start here
- Easton · 7 mi
- Frenchtown · 7 mi
- Phillipsburg · 7 mi
- Hellertown · 11 mi
- Hunterdon County · 11 mi
- Clinton · 12 mi
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