Rest area · New Jersey
Cushetunk Rest Area
Cushetunk Rest Area is a rest area in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandywine Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates40.61711, -74.74094
- 11.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Hill Overlook · 21 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 21 mi
- South Overlook · 21 mi
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brandywine Park: 2.0 mi
- Olde Towne Park: 2.3 mi
- Cornhuskers Park: 2.6 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 3.3 mi
- Ten Eyck Park: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Readington Museum: 2.1 mi
- Bouman-Stickney Farmstead Museum: 5.3 mi
- Jacobus Vanderveer House: 6.1 mi
- Old Dutch Parsonage: 7.1 mi
- Wallace House: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Round Valley Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Cold Brook Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Hill & Dale Preserve: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ivana Trump: 3.5 mi
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Saunder’s Grist Mill Site: 6.4 mi
- John Basilone Statue: 6.4 mi
- Raritan Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Round Top: 4.3 mi
- Cushetunk Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Hell Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- The Lost Boys Statues: 7.0 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 7.8 mi
- Children Reading on a Bench: 12.6 mi
- Giant Cow: 14.3 mi
- Quaternion II: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 50
- Devil's Tree: 8.3 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 11.8 mi
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 11.8 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 15.6 mi
- Legend Rock: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 44
- Branchburg Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Perennial Garden: 11.5 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 11.5 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Grove Street Park: 11.8 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 15.1 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 15.6 mi
- Grove 1: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Devil's Tea Table: 20.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 21.1 mi
- Old Quarry: 21.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 22.2 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 17.0 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 18.6 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 22.8 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 23.1 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.1 mi
- Seele: 18.0 mi
- High Falls: 19.3 mi
- High Falls: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 16.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.1 mi
- Waterloo Village: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Marble Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Cushetunk Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NNW 338° | 375 m | 16.8 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | N 349° | 364 m | 14.9 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NNW 329° | 355 m | 16.2 mi |
| County House Mountain | NW 319° | 348 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount No More | NW 310° | 348 m | 19.6 mi |
| Danville Mountain | NNW 330° | 342 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Freedom | NNE 29° | 341 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Mohepinoke | NW 324° | 340 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:52 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11328517907
Day trips start here
- Raritan · 6 mi
- Bridgewater · 7 mi
- Far Hills · 7 mi
- Somerset County · 8 mi
- Somerville · 8 mi
- Clinton · 9 mi
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