Four Mile, New Jersey

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Four Mile, New Jersey
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Commercial strip of Four Mile along Route 72
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Four Mile
Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)
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Coordinates: 39°53′29″N74°34′52″W / 39.89139°N 74.58111°W / 39.89139; -74.58111 Coordinates: 39°53′29″N74°34′52″W / 39.89139°N 74.58111°W / 39.89139; -74.58111
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County Burlington
Township Woodland
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
GNIS feature ID876438 [1]

Four Mile is an unincorporated community located within Woodland Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. [2] The Four Mile Circle, where Route 70 and Route 72 intersect, is located in Four Mile, near the border of Pemberton and Southampton townships. Except for small businesses along Route 72 (such as gas stations, convenience stores, and taverns), a small residential cluster southeast of the circle, and the New Lisbon Developmental Center located about one mile (1.6 km) from the circle, the area is composed of forest (including the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest) that makes up the New Jersey Pine Barrens. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Four Mile, New Jersey
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2015.
  3. Google (August 17, 2015). "Aerial view of Four Mile" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 17, 2015.