Nature reserve · New Jersey
Hunterdon County Arboretum
Hunterdon County Arboretum is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north, 18 miles off. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hunterdon County
How to reach it
Coordinates40.58299, -74.85138
- 11.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 16 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 17 mi
- South Overlook · 17 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hunterdon County Arboretum: 0.3 mi
- Echo Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- Readington Township Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Round Mountain Section of Deer Path Park: 1.0 mi
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Round Top: 7.5 mi
- Hell Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Mount Kipp: 8.5 mi
Museums
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 1.2 mi
- Readington Museum: 4.2 mi
- Northlandz: 4.9 mi
- Fleming Castle Museum: 5.1 mi
- Solitude House: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Sunnyside Picnic Area & Awossagame Grove: 1.9 mi
- Cornhuskers Park: 3.7 mi
- Capoolong Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Summer Road Park: 4.9 mi
- Tuccamirgan Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Michael Pohle Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Hunterdon County Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Railroad Ruins: 6.3 mi
- Saunder’s Grist Mill Site: 8.0 mi
- Amwell Church: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- The Lost Boys Statues: 11.6 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 12.2 mi
- The Awakening: 14.7 mi
- Children Reading on a Bench: 15.0 mi
- Buck Statue: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 49
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 10.0 mi
- Devil's Tree: 14.4 mi
- Solebury Orchards: 16.6 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 17.2 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 39
- Branchburg Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 14.9 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 15.2 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Grove Street Park: 16.2 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 19.8 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Devil's Tea Table: 14.1 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 16.1 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Washington's Rock: 16.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- High Falls: 13.4 mi
- High Falls: 14.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 19.2 mi
- Gold Run: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 20.0 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 23.3 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Marble Spring: 19.3 mi
- Kerr Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Raritan Landing: 21.0 mi
- Waterloo Village: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Hunterdon County Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | N 358° | 375 m | 17.9 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | N 10° | 364 m | 17.3 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | N 351° | 355 m | 16.4 mi |
| County House Mountain | NNW 340° | 348 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount No More | NNW 329° | 348 m | 17.6 mi |
| Danville Mountain | NNW 347° | 342 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Mohepinoke | NNW 343° | 340 m | 18.9 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NW 312° | 331 m | 16.4 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 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/919688993
Day trips start here
- Hunterdon County · 4 mi
- Clinton · 5 mi
- Flemington · 5 mi
- Delaware Township · 11 mi
- Frenchtown · 11 mi
- Hillsborough · 11 mi
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