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Union Furnace Preserve

Union Furnace Preserve from directly overhead

Union Furnace Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Allamuchy Mountain stands 377 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hagedorn Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

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What to expect

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Hunterdon County
Getting there

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Coordinates40.67703, -74.92031

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hagedorn Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Hagedorn Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Hagedorn Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Ken Lockwood Gorge: 2.4 mi
  • Ken Lockwood Gorge: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums: 56
  • Solitude House: 1.8 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Califon Station: 5.2 mi
  • Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Readington Museum: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 2.8 mi
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 14.7 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 15.2 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 15.6 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 7.8 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 9.9 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Branchburg Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 10.6 mi
  • Orange M&M: 13.8 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 13.8 mi
  • Blue M&M: 13.8 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Rest area: 18.4 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 2
  • Marble Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Horn Springs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Union Furnace Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allamuchy MountainNNE 21°377 m18.5 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNNE 15°375 m11.8 mi
Schooleys MountainNNE 32°364 m12.4 mi
Baldpate MountainN 6°355 m9.7 mi
County House MountainNNW 348°348 m9.2 mi
Mount No MoreNNW 327°348 m10.2 mi
Jenny Jump MountainN 2°344 m16.8 mi
Danville MountainN 356°342 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3019:5420:35
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516170757366544335
Precip in3.93.14.54.14.34.84.94.24.44.53.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flemington 5 NNW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/917808624

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