Park · New Jersey
Fort Nonsense
Fort Nonsense is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinneys Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Coordinates40.79428, -74.48783
- 17.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kinneys Hill: 0.0 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Gillespie Hill: 1.3 mi
- Horse Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Kemble: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- The Kellog Club: 0.3 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 1.0 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Theodore Largman Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Budd Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Kleitman Woods At Hillcrest: 0.4 mi
- Morristown Green: 0.4 mi
- Morris Frank Park: 0.4 mi
- Burnham Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Continental Army Encampments 1776-1782: 0.3 mi
- Mcculloch Hall: 0.4 mi
- The Green - 1715: 0.4 mi
- Arnold Tavern: 0.4 mi
- Continental Store on the Green: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Washington Headquarters Museum: 1.1 mi
- Speedwell Village: 1.4 mi
- Acorn Hall: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Patriot's Farewell: 0.4 mi
- The Way to Independence: 0.4 mi
- George Washington: 1.1 mi
- No Turning Back: 2.1 mi
- Lunch Break: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Virginia O’Neil Ecology Center: 0.5 mi
- Jones Pond Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Jockey Hollow Top Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Frelinghuysen Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Great Swamp Watershed Association: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 58
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 1.0 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 1.1 mi
- Legend Rock: 4.3 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 6.8 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 36
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 6.4 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 6.6 mi
- Island Beach: 7.0 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Mendham Overlook Area: 2.7 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 6.3 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 8.6 mi
- Seele: 9.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hawk Hill: 10.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 15.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 15.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 2.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Feltville Historic District: 9.4 mi
- Waterloo Village: 16.3 mi
- New City Village: 16.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.5 mi
- Barber: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Boiling Spring: 7.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Fort Nonsense. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | NNW 344° | 425 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNW 348° | 420 m | 15.1 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 346° | 393 m | 12.3 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 5° | 373 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 319° | 371 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Paul | N 351° | 368 m | 17.3 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | W 279° | 364 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NNW 336° | 359 m | 12.2 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, 8 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly96 obs
- American wintergreen70 obs
- garlic mustard68 obs
- American beech39 obs
- Beech Leaf Disease39 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel38 obs
- White-tailed Deer36 obs
- Porcelain Berry36 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/258686224
Day trips start here
- Morristown · 1 mi
- Madison · 4 mi
- Parsippany · 5 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 6 mi
- Morris County · 6 mi
- Randolph · 6 mi
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