Forest Fire Burns in South Jersey

[dogg57]

Smoke could be seen and could be smelled for miles around after a forest fire broke out over the weekend.
The flames began to burn in a remote area off the Black Horse Pike (Route 322) in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, N.J. Sunday night.
NBC10 reporter Ted Greenberg reported seeing a large plume of black smoke coming up from the fire.
As of Monday morning firefighters weren’t able to bring the blaze, which was contained to about 80 acres of woodland, under control.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Hamilton-Township-Forest-Fire-231429881.html

 

[Boyd]

 

[manumuskin]

is it in Makepeace WMA?

 

[Boyd]

I don't think so... based on that map I would say it is on the GEHR above Lake Lenape, somewhere around here (South of Weymouth Furnace): http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.497865417377085&lng=-74.76855166229245&z=14&type=terrain&gpx=

I chuckled a little when they emphasized that it was a "very remote area". I guess it is pretty wild up there, but not a very big area with major roads on two sides.

 

[manumuskin]

One of the most beautiful sections of river I have paddled in south Jersey would be the Great Egg from Weymouth down to Lenape.You can remotely here 322 most of the way but not enough to be irritating. It is a maze of dead end bayous and back waters and gorgeous with Pickerelweed and Iris everywhere.