Editing Hammonton, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Hammonton NJ from airplane.jpeg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Hammonton]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Hammonton had a total area of 41.32 square miles (107.01&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 40.75 square miles (105.54&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.57 square miles (1.46&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.37%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The town borders [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom borough]], to the southwest, and both [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton]] and [[Mullica Township, New Jersey|Mullica]] townships to the southeast in Atlantic County; [[Shamong Township, New Jersey|Shamong Township]] and [[Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] to the northeast; and [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]] and [[Winslow Township, New Jersey|Winslow Township]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] to the northwest.<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/82780/touches.html Areas touching Hammonton], MapIt. Accessed January 3, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/board-of-county-commissioners/atlantic-county-district-map Atlantic County District Map], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 9, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> It is located in the [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]], so is largely flat, though the highest point in Atlantic County is located along the Pennsylvania Railroad within the borders of Hammonton. The town is located almost exactly halfway between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

[[Unincorporated community (New Jersey)|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located completely or partially within the town include Barnard, Bellhurst, Caldwell Crossing, Dacosta, Dutchtown, Great Swamp, Murphy, Rockford, Rockwood, Rosedale and West Mills.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njatlant/munis.html List of Municipalities in Atlantic County, New Jersey and Local Place Names], Atlantic County, New Jersey GenWeb. Accessed December 26, 2013.</ref>

===Pine Barrens===
The town is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the [[New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve]], a protected natural area of unique ecology covering {{convert|1100000|acre}}, that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/ The Pinelands National Reserve], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]]. Accessed November 18, 2013.</ref> All of the town is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/home/munico/municipalities/ Pinelands Municipalities], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]], April 2003. Accessed November 18, 2013.</ref>

Due to its location in the [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|Pine Barrens]], the soil is largely sandy, making it ideal for growing blueberries. Low, marshy areas, often within the Pine Barrens are also used for cranberry cultivation.

On June 19, 2022, a fire broke out in the [[Wharton State Forest]] in a remote area in the northern part of Hammonton. The Mullica River Fire consumed more than 15,000 acres of protected land and became the largest wildfire in the state in 15 years. The cause of the fire is believed to be caused by an illegal campfire.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/us/new-jersey-wildfire.html | title=Wildfire in New Jersey Could Become the State's Largest in Years | newspaper=The New York Times | date=June 21, 2022 | last1=Taylor | first1=Derrick Bryson | last2=Diaz | first2=Johnny }}</ref>

===Climate===
Hammonton lies in the northern reaches of the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone, and, similar to inland southern New Jersey, is characterized by brisk winters, hot summers, and plentiful precipitation spread evenly throughout the year. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Hammonton's climate is abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=266382&cityname=Hammonton-New-Jersey Climate Summary for Hammonton, New Jersey]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Hammonton, New Jersey (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 41.8
|Feb high F = 44.7
|Mar high F = 52.0
|Apr high F = 63.7
|May high F = 73.2
|Jun high F = 82.3
|Jul high F = 87.3
|Aug high F = 85.1
|Sep high F = 78.7
|Oct high F = 67.4
|Nov high F = 56.4
|Dec high F = 47.0
|year high F = 65.0
|Jan mean F = 32.8
|Feb mean F = 34.9
|Mar mean F = 41.5
|Apr mean F = 52.3
|May mean F = 62.1
|Jun mean F = 71.6
|Jul mean F = 76.9
|Aug mean F = 74.8
|Sep mean F = 68.0
|Oct mean F = 56.3
|Nov mean F = 45.9
|Dec mean F = 37.7
|year mean F = 54.6
|Jan low F = 23.9
|Feb low F = 25.0
|Mar low F = 31.1
|Apr low F = 41.0
|May low F = 51.0
|Jun low F = 61.0
|Jul low F = 66.5
|Aug low F = 64.4
|Sep low F = 57.2
|Oct low F = 45.3
|Nov low F = 35.3
|Dec low F = 28.5
|year low F = 44.2
|Jan record low F = −13
|Feb record low F = −8
|Mar record low F = 4
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 6
|Dec record low F = −5
|year record low F = −13
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.49
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.85
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.31
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.71
|May precipitation inch = 3.54
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.07
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.45
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.69
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.06
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.27
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.51
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.56
|year precipitation inch = 47.51
|Jan snow inch = 5.7
|Feb snow inch = 6.4
|Mar snow inch = 2.9
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 3.7
|year snow inch = 19.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.1
|Feb precipitation days = 10.1
|Mar precipitation days = 10.9
|Apr precipitation days = 11.9
|May precipitation days = 12.3
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.6
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 11.6
|Nov precipitation days = 9.2
|Dec precipitation days = 10.8
|year precipitation days = 132.2
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.9
|Feb snow days = 2.8
|Mar snow days = 1.5
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 1.4
|year snow days = 8.9
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=phi
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00283662&format=pdf
| title = Station: Hammonton 1 NE, NJ
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 16, 2021}}</ref>
|date = March 2012
}}