Buttermilk Falls
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Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Upper Pohatcong Mountain stands 375 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagles Nest Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Middle Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey. The stream can be referred to as Rha-weigh-weiros, a Native American name meaning "running from a deep hole", on early maps of the area.
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Wikidata Q116982107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 26 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagles Nest Museum: 0.4 mi
- Van Horne House: 1.7 mi
- Van Veghten House: 2.6 mi
- Abraham Staats House: 3.1 mi
- Firemen's Museuem: 3.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 0.6 mi
- Glen Park: 1.0 mi
- Shady Lane Park: 1.2 mi
- Codrington Park: 1.5 mi
- Tea Street Youth Sports Complex: 1.6 mi
- Farnese Bull Statue: 4.3 mi
- The Lost Boys Statues: 4.4 mi
- Quaternion II: 6.3 mi
- Quaternion I: 6.3 mi
- Life Forms: 6.5 mi
- Gabriel's Fountain Paddy Wagon: 1.1 mi
- War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Cannon: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Cannon 02: 2.3 mi
- Battle of Bound Brook Monument: 2.3 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mine Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Long Hill: 10.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.6 mi
- Duke Farms Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Courtyard: 5.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 7.8 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 1.0 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 3.6 mi
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 3.8 mi
- Duke Farms: 4.8 mi
- Glenhurst Meadows: 5.7 mi
- Devil's Tree: 3.4 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 6.5 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 8.4 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 10.4 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 13.1 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 17.9 mi
- Paul's Beach: 18.0 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Krogh Beach: 18.2 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 18.6 mi
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 6.8 mi
- Grove 1: 9.5 mi
- Grove 2: 9.6 mi
- Open Grove: 9.6 mi
- Grove 4: 9.8 mi
- Seele: 9.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 18.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 18.1 mi
- Boonton Falls: 23.4 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.6 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 18.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 7.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 11.1 mi
- Barber: 16.2 mi
- Tulip Springs: 18.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 22.7 mi
- Hawk Hill: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Buttermilk Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | NW 318° | 375 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | N 351° | 371 m | 23.1 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NW 324° | 364 m | 20.9 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 312° | 355 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Freedom | N 357° | 341 m | 17.6 mi |
| Calais Mountain | N 355° | 334 m | 16.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 308° | 314 m | 16.5 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 10° | 296 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,573 | 1,628 | 2,113 | 1,756 | 1,249 | 821 | 678 | 700 | 717 | 712 | 1,007 | 1,559 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Raritan River below Calco Dam at Bound Brook NJ, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2126306999
Day trips start here
- Bridgewater · 3 mi
- Manville · 3 mi
- Somerset County · 3 mi
- Somerville · 3 mi
- Raritan · 5 mi
- Somerset · 7 mi
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