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Willowwood Arboretum

Willowwood Arboretum from directly overhead

Willowwood Arboretum is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 117 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, a park 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72507, -74.70649

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 5.2 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Califon Station: 6.9 mi
  • Readington Museum: 9.0 mi
  • The Mahan Collection: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 59
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 6.6 mi
  • Orange M&M: 11.4 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 11.4 mi
  • Blue M&M: 11.4 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 54
Gardens: 46
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 7.8 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Mine Hill Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Grove Street Park: 4.1 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 9.3 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 9.7 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 12.4 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Boiling Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 21.8 mi
  • Marble Spring: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Willowwood Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainNNE 27°393 m18.8 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 342°377 m14.7 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainNW 315°375 m11.4 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNE 17°371 m13.8 mi
Schooleys MountainNNW 328°364 m8.5 mi
Mase MountainNNE 22°359 m17.2 mi
Baldpate MountainWNW 302°355 m12.0 mi
Lookout MountainN 9°355 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2919:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 7 mi away.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail136 obs
  • Monarch93 obs
  • Blue Dasher73 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper60 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee57 obs
  • Hummingbird Clearwing56 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk51 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee44 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357741739

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