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Bucks Hill

Bucks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bucks Hill rises to 278 m in New Jersey. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackettstown Historical Society, a museum 0.8 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Jersey, United States of America

Wikidata Q35730062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
278 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.85621, -74.84211

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 0.8 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 5.6 mi
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Hope Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 8.9 mi
Parks
  • Florence Kuipers Park: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Rascal Park: 1.2 mi
  • Douglas A. Blake Memorial Field: 1.3 mi
  • Elks Forest: 1.5 mi
  • Rockport Game Farm: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 6.7 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 6.8 mi
  • Tilt-A-Whirl: 6.8 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 6.8 mi
  • Arcade: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 27
Waterfalls: 26
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Orange M&M: 1.0 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 1.0 mi
  • Blue M&M: 1.0 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 1.0 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 11.5 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Bucks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNW 316°480 m15.2 mi
Mount TammanyWNW 299°465 m16.1 mi
Mount MinsiWNW 296°443 m16.6 mi
Morris County High PointNE 51°425 m18.0 mi
Green Pond MountainENE 64°393 m17.4 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNE 27°377 m5.5 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainSW 225°375 m1.4 mi
Mount ArlingtonENE 70°371 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:35
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:2115:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506068737163524233
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.84.55.14.94.34.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 883453 — Bucks Hill, Warren County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357733220

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