Nature reserve · New Jersey
South County Park
South County Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Fox Hill stands 314 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is South County Park Fairgrounds, a park 0.3 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hunterdon County
How to reach it
Coordinates40.40990, -74.87907
- 4.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 5 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 5 mi
- South Overlook · 5 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- South County Park Fairgrounds: 0.3 mi
- Marion F. Clawson Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Amwell Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Sarah Dilts Farm Park: 3.1 mi
- Sourlands Ecosystem Preserve: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- South County Park: 0.6 mi
- Omick Woods at the Rocktown Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Hal H. Clark Park: 4.8 mi
- Hunterdon County Sourland Mountain Preserve: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Corn Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 4.3 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Goat Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mount Canoe: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Amwell Church: 4.1 mi
- Bridge Street: 5.2 mi
- Centre Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Preserved Farm: 6.1 mi
- John Hart Monument: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- Buck Statue: 4.7 mi
- The Awakening: 6.9 mi
- Stained Glass Water Tower: 7.5 mi
- Washington Crossing the Delaware: 8.0 mi
- Golden Spiral: 10.9 mi
Museums
- The Bucks County Children's Museum: 5.0 mi
- Parry Mansion Museum: 5.0 mi
- Friends of the Delaware Canal: 5.1 mi
- Thompson-Neely House: 6.3 mi
- Thompson-Neely Grist Mill: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 43
- Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Hope Spring: 11.3 mi
- Birch Garden: 12.3 mi
- Prospect Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 25
- Nelson House: 7.8 mi
- Solebury Orchards: 8.0 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Hayride: 9.7 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 10.8 mi
- Tavern 18 century: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Alumni Grove: 11.1 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 11.7 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 13.0 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Washington's Rock: 5.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 10.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 11.6 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- High Falls: 7.8 mi
- Gold Run: 11.5 mi
- High Falls: 16.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 20.7 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 20.8 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Kerr Spring: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Raritan Landing: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of South County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | N 10° | 314 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | NW 307° | 308 m | 24.8 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | WNW 287° | 295 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kohlberg | WNW 296° | 294 m | 24.6 mi |
| Musconetcong Mountain | NNW 338° | 289 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Kipp | N 353° | 289 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hell Mountain | NNE 12° | 288 m | 19.8 mi |
| Point Mountain | N 357° | 280 m | 24.4 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 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lambertville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/956041066
Day trips start here
- Delaware Township · 5 mi
- Lambertville · 5 mi
- New Hope · 5 mi
- Stockton · 5 mi
- Flemington · 7 mi
- Solebury · 7 mi
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