Park · New Jersey
North Branch Park
North Branch Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ten Eyck Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 24 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.58121, -74.67933
- 7.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 21 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 21 mi
- South Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ten Eyck Park: 1.3 mi
- Elizabeth Ave Park: 1.9 mi
- Basilone Park: 2.0 mi
- Olde Towne Park: 2.0 mi
- Ardmaer Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- John Basilone Statue: 2.4 mi
- Raritan Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Firefighter's Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Somerville Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- John Sanford Farmland Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Duke Farms: 3.0 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 5.7 mi
- Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Round Valley Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
Artworks
- The Lost Boys Statues: 2.9 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 3.7 mi
- Giant Cow: 10.2 mi
- Quaternion II: 11.8 mi
- Quaternion I: 11.8 mi
Museums
- Old Dutch Parsonage: 3.1 mi
- Wallace House: 3.2 mi
- Firemen's Museuem: 3.3 mi
- Van Veghten House: 5.1 mi
- Readington Museum: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- First Watchung Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Round Top: 8.1 mi
- Sourland Mountain: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 52
- Branchburg Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- Devil's Tree: 6.1 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 11.0 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 11.6 mi
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 15.9 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 11.0 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Grove Street Park: 14.0 mi
- Grove 1: 14.6 mi
- Grove 2: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 14
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 19.8 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 20.2 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 23.3 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 23.6 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.4 mi
- Seele: 15.6 mi
- High Falls: 20.6 mi
- High Falls: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 20.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Washington's Rock: 21.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 21.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 22.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Raritan Landing: 12.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.8 mi
- Barber: 22.4 mi
- Waterloo Village: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of North Branch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NNW 332° | 375 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 7° | 371 m | 23.3 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NNW 341° | 364 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 324° | 355 m | 20.0 mi |
| County House Mountain | NW 317° | 348 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount No More | NW 310° | 348 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Freedom | NNE 17° | 341 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Mohepinoke | NW 321° | 340 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer39 obs
- box elder33 obs
- common mugwort26 obs
- ground-ivy24 obs
- garlic mustard24 obs
- multiflora rose21 obs
- white snakeroot21 obs
- mock strawberry21 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 node/357733501
Day trips start here
- Raritan · 2 mi
- Bridgewater · 4 mi
- Somerset County · 4 mi
- Somerville · 4 mi
- Hillsborough · 6 mi
- Manville · 6 mi
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