Park · New Jersey
Olcott Square
Olcott Square is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fireman's Field, a park 0.9 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71862, -74.56915
- 14.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fireman's Field: 0.9 mi
- Astor Fields: 1.9 mi
- Schmidt Park: 3.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Park: 3.7 mi
- Mortimer L Schiff Boy Scout Reservation: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 1.3 mi
- Legend Rock: 6.1 mi
- Devil's Tree: 6.2 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.3 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Schiff Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- McVickers Brook Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Schiff Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Tempe Wick Reserve: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Mine Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Blachleys Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Kemble: 4.2 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 4.5 mi
- Mount Saint John: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Cross Estate Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Abby Garden: 4.8 mi
- Theodore Largman Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- The Kellog Club: 6.7 mi
- Butterrfly Garden: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Bettin Oak Monument: 3.5 mi
- Morris Aqueduct Company Vault: 3.8 mi
- Stark's Brigade Monument: 4.2 mi
- Jockey Hollow Cemetery Monument: 4.2 mi
Museums
- The Mahan Collection: 2.7 mi
- Tunis-Ellicks House: 4.3 mi
- The Farmstead Arts Center: 4.7 mi
- Jacobus Vanderveer House: 5.4 mi
- Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
Artworks
- Patriot's Farewell: 7.1 mi
- The Way to Independence: 7.2 mi
- George Washington: 7.6 mi
- No Turning Back: 8.3 mi
- Lunch Break: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Mine Hill Beach: 10.8 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 12.6 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
- Island Beach: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Primrose Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 4.7 mi
- Grove Street Park: 7.9 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Hill: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 21.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 21.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.2 mi
- Seele: 9.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
- Hobble Falls: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.3 mi
- Waterloo Village: 16.8 mi
- Barber: 20.9 mi
- New City Village: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Boiling Spring: 14.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Olcott Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | N 4° | 393 m | 17.2 mi |
| Allamuchy Mountain | NW 321° | 377 m | 18.6 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | WNW 299° | 375 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 347° | 371 m | 14.0 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | WNW 303° | 364 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mase Mountain | N 357° | 359 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNE 17° | 358 m | 19.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 344° | 355 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 8 mi away.
- garlic mustard28 obs
- Green Frog21 obs
- White-tailed Deer20 obs
- American tuliptree20 obs
- Japanese barberry20 obs
- ground-ivy18 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly18 obs
- Asian bittersweet17 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/357746152
Day trips start here
- Bernardsville · 0 mi
- Basking Ridge · 1 mi
- Far Hills · 4 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 5 mi
- Long Hill · 5 mi
- Morristown · 7 mi
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