Park · New Jersey
Shakespeare Garden
Shakespeare Garden is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 112 m. Bowling Green Mountain stands 420 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 112 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78093, -74.43904
- 20.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Butterrfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- The Kellog Club: 2.4 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 2.7 mi
Parks
- Traction Line Recreation Trail: 0.5 mi
- McManus Field: 0.8 mi
- Seaton-Hackney Farm Park: 1.2 mi
- Belleau Woods Park: 1.3 mi
- Green Field: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Alnwick Hall: 0.6 mi
- Morris Township Veterans Monument: 1.3 mi
- Morris Township 9-11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Life Guard Camp: 1.7 mi
- Washington’s Headquarters: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 1.1 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Frelinghuysen Arboretum: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Lunch Break: 1.1 mi
- No Turning Back: 1.1 mi
- Mutual Support: 1.1 mi
- George Washington: 1.8 mi
- Patriot's Farewell: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Morris Museum: 1.2 mi
- Acorn Hall: 1.6 mi
- United Methodist Archives: 1.6 mi
- United Methodist Archives and History Center: 1.6 mi
- Frelinghuysen Mansion: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Kinneys Hill: 2.7 mi
- Horse Hill: 3.0 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gillespie Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Kemble: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 3.7 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 3.8 mi
- Legend Rock: 7.0 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 7.7 mi
- African Adventure: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 50
- Island Beach: 7.5 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 7.7 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 7.9 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
- Flamingo: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- Mendham Overlook Area: 5.1 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 5.9 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Seele: 8.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 8.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 8.2 mi
- Boonton Falls: 8.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Hill: 7.5 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Feltville Historic District: 7.4 mi
- New City Village: 16.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.6 mi
- Waterloo Village: 19.0 mi
- Barber: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 7.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Shakespeare Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNW 340° | 420 m | 16.7 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 337° | 393 m | 14.0 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 355° | 373 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 313° | 371 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NNW 328° | 359 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cobb Hill | N 355° | 358 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 315° | 355 m | 16.2 mi |
| Saffin Rock | NNW 332° | 347 m | 16.6 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 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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, 5 mi away.
- garlic mustard979 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel644 obs
- White-tailed Deer378 obs
- Norway maple229 obs
- Groundhog211 obs
- American Robin209 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk198 obs
- American beech135 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/357740504
Day trips start here
- Madison · 2 mi
- Morristown · 2 mi
- Chatham · 4 mi
- East Hanover · 5 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 5 mi
- Parsippany · 5 mi
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