Swimming River Natural Area
Swimming River Natural Area is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverdale West Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 22 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverdale West Park: 0.6 mi
- Lincroft Park: 0.9 mi
- Hance Park: 1.0 mi
- Lincroft Village Green: 1.6 mi
- Stevenson Park: 1.6 mi
- Allen House: 1.7 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 2.2 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 2.2 mi
- Eatontown Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Longstreet Farm Vistior Center & Farm Entrance: 5.7 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 1.8 mi
- Tatum Park: 4.8 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 5.4 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 14.1 mi
- Mannino Park: 14.2 mi
- Judith Stanley Coleman Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Hemphill Field: 2.0 mi
- West Gate: 2.0 mi
- West Gate: 2.0 mi
- Dean Field: 2.4 mi
- Bust of Count Basie "The Kid from Red Bank": 2.0 mi
- Eagles: 2.6 mi
- Karl Jansky Monument: 4.6 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 4.7 mi
- Middletown North Lion: 5.5 mi
- Composting Demo: 4.9 mi
- Display Garden: 4.9 mi
- Bonsai Display: 5.0 mi
- Japanese Themed Garden: 5.0 mi
- Parterre (Rose Garden): 5.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Holmdel Horn Antenna: 6.7 mi
- Seabright Beach: 6.9 mi
- Madame Marie's: 8.6 mi
- Asbury Eighteen Mini Golf: 8.6 mi
- Navesink Beach: 7.8 mi
- Gravelly Point Beach: 7.9 mi
- Highlands Beach: 8.0 mi
- Allenhurst Beach Club: 8.0 mi
- Loch Arbour Village Beach Club: 8.1 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 2.9 mi
- Stone Hill: 4.4 mi
- Lippincort Hill: 5.0 mi
- Cranberry Hill: 5.1 mi
- Garrett Hill: 5.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 13.9 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 16.5 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 17.8 mi
- Grove 4: 20.7 mi
- Power House: 7.6 mi
- South Tower: 7.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- North Tower: 7.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 20.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 24.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 24.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 24.4 mi
- Barber: 16.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swimming River Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | N 357° | 125 m | 19.2 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NW 314° | 120 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 250° | 110 m | 17.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NW 320° | 106 m | 6.4 mi |
| Beacon Hill | WNW 298° | 82 m | 7.8 mi |
| Throck Morton Hill | SW 222° | 81 m | 6.7 mi |
| Disbrows Hill | WSW 255° | 79 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | SW 216° | 74 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:51 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 5 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer15 obs
- House Sparrow14 obs
- eastern redcedar14 obs
- common mugwort14 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel11 obs
- eastern white pine11 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/357739869
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 8 mi
- Freehold · 10 mi
- Old Bridge · 12 mi
- Englishtown · 14 mi
- Perth Amboy · 16 mi
- Manalapan · 17 mi
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