Nature reserve · New Jersey
Jones Pond Preserve
Jones Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Morris Township
How to reach it
Coordinates40.79032, -74.50659
- 16.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.4 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 0.7 mi
- Legend Rock: 3.4 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 6.2 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Gillespie Hill: 0.5 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Kinneys Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 1.6 mi
- Mount Kemble: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Theodore Largman Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Kellog Club: 1.2 mi
- Abby Garden: 1.3 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 1.9 mi
Parks
- Burnham Park: 0.7 mi
- Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 1.0 mi
- Fort Nonsense: 1.0 mi
- Budd Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Foote Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Continental Army Encampment At Morris Town The Artillery Prark: 0.8 mi
- Part Of Artillery: 0.8 mi
- Fosterfields 1854: 0.9 mi
- Continental Army Encampment: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Jockey Hollow Top Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Virginia O’Neil Ecology Center: 1.1 mi
- Great Swamp Watershed Association: 2.0 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 2.9 mi
- Frelinghuysen Arboretum: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Washington Headquarters Museum: 2.1 mi
- Speedwell Village: 2.1 mi
- Acorn Hall: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Patriot's Farewell: 1.4 mi
- The Way to Independence: 1.4 mi
- George Washington: 2.1 mi
- Eagle: 2.7 mi
- No Turning Back: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 33
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 6.7 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 7.0 mi
- Island Beach: 7.6 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Mendham Overlook Area: 1.7 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 7.1 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 7.1 mi
- Grove Street Park: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 9.3 mi
- Seele: 10.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Hill: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 16.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.3 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 2.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 9.8 mi
- Waterloo Village: 15.6 mi
- New City Village: 16.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.3 mi
- Barber: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Boiling Spring: 8.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Jones Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | NNW 347° | 425 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | N 351° | 420 m | 15.2 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | N 351° | 393 m | 12.4 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 8° | 373 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 324° | 371 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Paul | N 354° | 368 m | 17.5 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | W 280° | 364 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NNW 341° | 359 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/920902654
Day trips start here
- Morristown · 2 mi
- Madison · 5 mi
- Randolph · 5 mi
- Basking Ridge · 6 mi
- Bernardsville · 6 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 6 mi
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