Crawford Hill
Crawford Hill rises to 120 m in New Jersey. Second Watchung Mountain stands 168 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Holmdel Horn Antenna, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 21 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Crawford Hill, sometimes known in the past as Crawford's Hill, is located in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, United States. It is Monmouth County's highest point, as well as the highest point in New Jersey's coastal plain, standing 391 feet (119 m) above sea level. The hill is best known as the site of a Bell Telephone Laboratories facility that was an annex to the Bell Labs Holmdel Complex located three miles away. The 43-acre (17 ha) annex property comprises a main research building and a number of other structures and scientific instruments, among them the historic Holmdel Horn Antenna.
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Wikidata Q34866651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Holmdel Horn Antenna: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- The South Pole: 8.0 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 10.2 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 10.4 mi
- Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center: 0.6 mi
- Holmes Hendrickson House: 1.3 mi
- Longstreet Farm Vistior Center & Farm Entrance: 1.6 mi
- Burrowes Mansion Museum: 2.8 mi
- Keyport Fire Museum and Education Center: 3.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- Ackerson Park: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Holmdel County Park: 1.0 mi
- Ivy Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- David Shaw Arboretum: 1.7 mi
- Japanese Themed Garden: 3.0 mi
- Bonsai Display: 3.0 mi
- Display Garden: 3.0 mi
- Composting Demo: 3.0 mi
- Radio Astronomy: 2.2 mi
- The Jansky Monument: 2.2 mi
- Karl Jansky Radio Astronomy Site: 2.2 mi
- Historic Public School Bell: 2.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Karl Jansky Monument: 2.2 mi
- Raritan Rocket: 3.0 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial Spiral: 3.3 mi
- Eagles: 4.4 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 4.6 mi
- Tatum Park: 2.5 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 6.3 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 8.0 mi
- Mount Loretto Unique Area: 8.1 mi
- Mannino Park: 8.2 mi
- Cliffwood Beach: 4.5 mi
- Seidler's Beach: 4.8 mi
- Seidler Beach: 5.1 mi
- Belvedero Beach: 5.2 mi
- Ideal Beach: 5.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 5.5 mi
- Garrett Hill: 5.8 mi
- Stone Hill: 5.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 12.9 mi
- Grove 4: 14.1 mi
- Grove 3B: 14.1 mi
- North Tower: 10.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Power House: 10.6 mi
- South Tower: 10.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 21.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 21.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 22.0 mi
- Seele: 22.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 23.7 mi
- Barber: 10.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 16.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.3 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Hawk Hill: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crawford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Watchung Mountain | NW 308° | 168 m | 24.1 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 328° | 126 m | 25.0 mi |
| Todt Hill | NNE 15° | 125 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 228° | 110 m | 16.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 77° | 106 m | 0.7 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | W 276° | 92 m | 21.9 mi |
| Nook Hill | NNW 345° | 92 m | 24.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 268° | 92 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freehold-marlboro, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 875714 — Crawford Hill, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357720375
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 5 mi
- Old Bridge · 6 mi
- Perth Amboy · 9 mi
- Freehold · 10 mi
- Englishtown · 11 mi
- East Brunswick · 12 mi
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