Wells Mills County Park
Wells Mills County Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. Pine Barrens Byway passes 13 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 22 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wells Mills County Park: 0.6 mi
- Nautilus Park: 3.6 mi
- Barnegat Branch Trail: 4.3 mi
- Park of the Pines: 5.5 mi
- Parkside Drive Park: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 3.9 mi
- Adventure Mini Golf: 9.0 mi
- USS Randolph Anchor: 11.9 mi
- Jacques Cousteau Coastal Centre: 14.0 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 15.2 mi
- Bay beach: 5.6 mi
- Shore Beach: 5.8 mi
- Little Beach: 7.1 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach: 9.7 mi
- Beach Haven West Bay Beach: 9.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 9.7 mi
- Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 10.5 mi
- Chief Pohatcong Monument: 13.5 mi
- Forest Firefighter Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old Stone Store: 6.9 mi
- Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 12.0 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 3.6 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 5.3 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains: 7.1 mi
- West Plains Natural Area: 7.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.6 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 3.8 mi
- East Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 8.9 mi
- Bear Swamp Hill: 9.8 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 21.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 21.2 mi
- Founder's Grove: 21.2 mi
- Island Beach: 11.3 mi
- Ong's Hat: 19.4 mi
- Batsto Village: 21.8 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 20.3 mi
- Catering Area: 24.4 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 12.7 mi
- Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wells Mills County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | N 356° | 56 m | 3.8 mi |
| Apple Pie Hill | W 274° | 56 m | 16.0 mi |
| East Mountain | N 359° | 55 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 351° | 54 m | 3.6 mi |
| Spring Hill | W 262° | 52 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | WSW 254° | 48 m | 9.8 mi |
| Taylors Mountain | NW 320° | 45 m | 21.7 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | W 281° | 44 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:54 | 16:36 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 12 mi away.
- Diamondback Terrapin104 obs
- mountain laurel64 obs
- Eastern Teaberry56 obs
- gallberry33 obs
- sheep laurel28 obs
- round-leaved sundew24 obs
- American holly23 obs
- Atlantic white cedar23 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/357740448
Day trips start here
- Burlington County · 21 mi
- Jackson Township · 21 mi
- Medford · 29 mi
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