Millstone Hill
Millstone Hill rises to 278 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Steel Water Tower Ruins, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q16963444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oakland Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Mahwah Museum: 5.5 mi
- Wayne Van Riper Hopper Musuem: 5.7 mi
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Great Oak Tree: 3.0 mi
- Roomy Mine: 4.0 mi
- Blue Mine: 4.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 4.7 mi
- Ringwood Manor: 5.5 mi
- Todd Hill: 1.1 mi
- Twin Hill: 1.2 mi
- High Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Campgaw Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Matty Price Hill: 2.2 mi
- Steel Water Tower Ruins: 0.4 mi
- Alliger's Cabin: 0.6 mi
- Camp Tamarack Dining Hall Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Camp Tamarack Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Water Tower for Van Slyke Castle: 1.4 mi
- Soon's Field: 1.0 mi
- Pioneer Park/ Painted Forest: 1.2 mi
- Addice Park: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
- Back Beach Park: 2.9 mi
- Buttrest: 7.0 mi
- Rock Dojo: 7.0 mi
- Freefall: 7.0 mi
- Sunrise: 7.0 mi
- Yankee Ramparts: 7.0 mi
- Jerry Wyckoff Natural Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Potash Lake Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Deer Trail North Property: 3.5 mi
- Ridge Road Park: 3.8 mi
- Suraci Pond Property: 4.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach Club: 1.8 mi
- Sunny Ridge Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pines Lake West Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lionshead Lake Beach: 5.9 mi
- East Beach: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Horsechestnut Collection: 4.2 mi
- Lilac Garden: 4.4 mi
- Cactus Rock: 4.4 mi
- Tree Peony Garden: 4.4 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 4.2 mi
- Swan Boy: 4.4 mi
- Diana: 4.5 mi
- Eagles: 4.6 mi
- Bride and Bull sculpture: 7.6 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Kakiat Park: 8.8 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 5.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.5 mi
- Otter Hole: 5.8 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 7.1 mi
- Monksville: 5.4 mi
- New City Village: 8.5 mi
- Doodletown: 20.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 21.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Millstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | W 269° | 378 m | 6.0 mi |
| Big Beech Mountain | NNW 339° | 365 m | 7.9 mi |
| Assiniwikam Mountain | W 276° | 360 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 26° | 351 m | 4.7 mi |
| West Brook Mountain | WNW 294° | 347 m | 6.5 mi |
| Carris Hill | W 264° | 341 m | 4.8 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | WNW 283° | 341 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ramapo Torne | NNE 32° | 341 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 878384 — Millstone Hill, Bergen County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357725732
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