The City of Fortescue, NJ
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Fortescue is a small town in the state of New Jersey. The largest nearby city to Fortescue is Vineland, approximately 20 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Fortescue, including Georges Home Cookin, Nantuxent Inn, Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, McDonalds Restaurant and Bain's Deli. For a larger selection of Fortescue restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Fortescue Museums, Auto Race Tracks, Beaches, Golf Courses and/or Casinos, including the John Dickinson Plantation, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Air Mobility Command Museum, A. J. Meerwald and Bowers Beach. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Fortescue please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 3 airports are located in or near Fortescue:
- Cape May County Airport (WWD)
- Millville Municipal Airport (MIV)
- Wilmington New Castle Airport (ILG)
Fortescue, New Jersey Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Fortescue
In the month of December, Fortescue experiences an average high temperature of 46 degrees Fahrenheit. Low temperaturs in December are usually about 28 degrees with an average rainfall of 3.57 inches. The seasonal climate varies in Fortescue with daytime temperatures averaging 83 degrees in the summer, and 44 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Fortescue to receive an average of 3.46 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 3.8 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months. The temperature has been known to get as high as 102 degrees in the summer and as low as -10 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Fortescue should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 65 degrees, and nighttime lows of 44.
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Fortescue, 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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Air Mobility Command Museum - , Dover Air Force Base, Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.
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Amstel House - , New Castle, Amstel House, which is also referred to as Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building in New Castle, Delaware in the US. 19th century New Castle's decline meant that many owners of homes could no longer afford to make changes to them, which is why so many buildings were preserved. That changed, however, when New Castle was "rediscovered" during the Colonial Revival phase of the 1920s and 1930s and old buildings began to be torn down and replaced by new construction.
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Avalon - Avalon, Avalon is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, on Seven Mile Island. The town is one of the most affluent communities along the Jersey Shore and is home to some of the most expensive real estate on the east coast. In 2007, Forbes listed Avalon to be the 65th most expensive zip code in the US. The Washingtonian magazine even named Avalon the "chicest beach" in the mid-Atlantic, the place to see women in diamonds and designer swimwear.
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Barratt's Chapel - , Frederica, Barratt's Chapel is a chapel in Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1780, on land donated by Philip Barratt, a prominent political figure in the area. Barratt, who had recently become a Methodist, wanted to build a center for the growing Methodist movement in Delaware.
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Bowers Beach - , Bowers, Bowers is a town in Kent County, Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 330.
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Broadkill Beach - , Broadkill Beach, Broadkill Beach is an beach community in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of Delaware, that can be found on the Broadkill River. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Buena Vista Country Club - Buena, The Buena Vista Country Club is an 18 hole public golf course in Atlantic County New Jersey. Built in 1957, this Buena course designed by William F. Gordon is open all year. For tee time information call the pro shop at 856-697-3733. The golf course dress code is as follows: No tank tops or cutoffs.
Address: Country Club Ln & Route 40, Buena, NJ 8310
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Cape Course at Jonathan's Landing - Magnolia, The Cape Course at Jonathan's Landing is a 27 hole public golf course in Kent County Delaware. Built in 1996, this Magnolia course is open all year. For tee time information call the pro shop at 302-697-8204. The golf course dress code is as follows: Collared shirt, no cutoffs, denim OK.
Address: 1309 Ponderosa Dr, Magnolia, DE 19962
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Cape Henlopen - , Cape Henlopen State Park, Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park on 5,193 acres on Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, in the US. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682 with the declaration that Cape Henlopen would be for "the usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County." Cape Henlopen State Park has a 24-hour and year-round fishing pier as well as campgrounds.
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Fortescue, New Jersey Hotels
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Fortescue, New Jersey Restaurants
This is a list of Fortescue Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including American Restaurants, Fast Foods & Carry Out, Seafood and Pizza Restaurants. Happy Dining!
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Fortescue Articles
Published September 16, 2010
Experience the Real Jersey Shore including the Wildwood beaches, North Wildwood or Wildwood Crest, boogie boarding, boardwalk trams, rides and restaurants
Published September 10, 2010
Cape May New Jersey is a picturesque seaside resort town with gorgeous Victorian architecture on the National Register of Historic Places. Explore the beaches restaurants and horse-drawn rides.
