Denville's Beacon

Denville's Beacon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Denville's Beacon

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Denville's Beacon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.87921, -74.48356. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Denville's Beacon

• Estling Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~1 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Lake · lake · Morris · ~3 km · Must-see
• Watnong Mountain · viewpoint · Morris · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rock Ridge Lake · lake · Morris · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tourne County Park · park · Morris · ~6 km · Must-see
• Boonton Falls · waterfall · Morris · ~8 km · Must-see
• Boonton Reservoir · lake · Morris · ~8 km · Must-see
• Boonton Historical Society and Museum · museum · Morris · ~9 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Mercy Chapel · church · Morris · ~11 km · Must-see
• Frelinghuysen Arboretum · sanctuary · Morris · ~11 km · Must-see
• Patriots' Path · trek · Morris · ~12 km · Must-see
• George Washington · attraction · Morris · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's Episcopal Church · church · Morris · ~12 km · Must-see
• Morris Museum · museum · Morris · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Denmark · lake · Morris · ~13 km · Must-see
• Splitrock Reservoir · lake · Morris · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Denville's Beacon

Other forts & heritage near Denville's Beacon

• Devil's Tree · fort · Somerset · ~36 km · Must-see
• Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ringwood Manor Historic District · fort · Passaic · ~43 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · fort · Middlesex · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jacob Sloat House · fort · Rockland · ~49 km · Must-see
• General Pershing Memorial · fort · Hudson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jersey City 9/11 Memorial · fort · Hudson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Empty Sky · fort · Hudson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Congregation Young Israel of Fort Lee · fort · Bergen · ~54 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Monument · fort · Bergen · ~55 km · Must-see

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