The City of Elwood, NJ
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Elwood is a small town in the state of New Jersey. The largest nearby city to Elwood is Camden, approximately 33 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Elwood, including Food Basket, Elwood Deli, Farmer John's Food Market, Coffee's Tavern and Billy's Oak Grove Inn. For a larger selection of Elwood restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Elwood Golf Courses and/or Museums, including the Pinelands Golf Course, East Course at Blue Heron Pines Golf Club, Frog Rock Golf & Country Club, Pinelands Golf Club and Batsto Village. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Elwood please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 5 airports are located in or near Elwood:
- Atlantic City Bader Field Airport (AIY)
- Atlantic City Intl. Airport (ACY)
- Millville Municipal Airport (MIV)
- Mount Holly South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY)
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
Elwood, New Jersey Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Elwood
In the month of December, Elwood experiences an average high temperature of 47 degrees Fahrenheit. Low temperaturs in December are usually about 26 degrees with an average rainfall of 3.77 inches. The seasonal climate varies in Elwood with daytime temperatures averaging 84 degrees in the summer, and 45 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Elwood to receive an average of 3.53 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 3.96 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months. The temperature has been known to get as high as 105 degrees in the summer and as low as -9 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Elwood should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 66 degrees, and nighttime lows of 42.
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Elwood, New Jersey Attractions
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A. J. Meerwald - , Commercial Township, The A.J. Meerwald is the state ship of New Jersey. She is a restored oyster dredging schooner, whose home port is in Bivalve, Commercial Township, New Jersey. Launched in 1928, A.J. Meerwald was one of hundreds of schooners built along South Jersey's Delaware Bayshore before the decline of the shipbuilding industry which coincided with the Great Depression. Today, A.J. Meerwald is used by the Bayshore Discovery Project for onboard educational programs in the Delaware Bay near Bivalve, and at other ports in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware region.
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Absecon Light - Atlantic City, The Absecon Light is a coastal lighthouse located in the north end of Atlantic City, New Jersey overlooking Absecon Inlet. It is the tallest lighthouse in the state of New Jersey and is the third tallest masonry lighthouse in the US. Construction began in 1854, with the light first lit on January 15, 1857. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1933 and although the light still shines every night, it is no longer an active navigational aid.
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Academy of Natural Sciences - , Philadelphia, The Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the New World. It was founded in 1812 by many of the leading naturalists of the young republic with its expressed mission of "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences." For over nearly two centuries of continuous operations, the Academy has sponsored expeditions, conducted original environmental and systematics research, and amassed natural history collections containing more than 17 million specimens.
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Adventure Aquarium - Camden, The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium, is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River waterfront by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. It originally debuted in 1992, and re-opened in its current form on May 25, 2005, featuring about eight thousand animals living in varied forms of semi-aquatic, freshwater, and marine habitats.
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African American Museum in Philadelphia - , Philadelphia, 39°57′10.07″N 75°9′5.65″W / 39.9527972°N 75.1515694°W / 39.9527972; -75.1515694
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American Philosophical Society Museum - , Philadelphia, The American Philosophical Society is a discussion group founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin as an offshoot of his earlier club, the Junto. Through research grants, published journals, the upkeep of the American Philosophical Society Museum, an extensive library, and regular meetings, the society continues to advance careful study in a wide variety of disciplines in the humanities and the sciences. The museum is located immediately east of Independence Hall and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
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American Swedish Historical Museum - , Philadelphia, The American Swedish Historical Museum is the oldest Swedish-American museum in the US. It is located in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on part of a historic 17th-century land grant originally provided by Queen Christina of Sweden to settlers of New Sweden.
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Andalusia (Nicholas Biddle Estate) - , Andalusia, Andalusia, which is also referred to as the Nicholas Biddle Estate, is an historic mansion and surrounding estate that can be found on the Delaware River just north of Philadelphia in the village named Andalusia for it in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - , Philadelphia, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a special collections library founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge" for public benefit. The Athenaeum's collections include architecture and interior design history, particularly for the period 1800 to 1945. The institution focuses on the history of American architecture and building technology, and houses architectural archives of 180,000 drawings, 350,000 photographs, and manuscript holdings of about 1,000 American architects.
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Atlantic City - Atlantic City, Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2008, the city has a population of 35,770, with 266,268 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area.
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Elwood, New Jersey Hotels
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Homewood Suites By Hilton Atlantic City/egg Harbor Township3008 English Creek Ave
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Absecon, Nj100 East White Horse Pike
Galloway, NJ 08205
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Elwood, New Jersey Restaurants
This is a list of Elwood Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Fast Foods & Carry Out, Bar & Grill Restaurants and Steak & Barbecue Restaurants. Happy Dining!
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Elwood Articles
Published January 21, 2013
Visit the National parks of Utah by car driving through scenic routes in Zion National Park and Escalante National Monument with unforgettable colorful rock formations such as the hoodoos and arches
Published November 21, 2012
Magnificent formations, easy to access short trails, lookout points, and grand vistas make Arches National Park an inspirational wonder for people of all ages.
