Overview
Mr. Olive is a city in Morris County in the Skylands region of New Jersey. It consists of two sub-regions just south of Route 80 in the western part of the county. Flanders is located around Route 206, and Budd Lake is named for the lake with the same name along Route 46, which leads into Long Valley and Hackettstown in Warren County.
1 places to eat · 2 places to stay
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 29°F. Cold months (Jan) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Aug and Jul. (climate data from nearby New York City)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- EWR Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark — 31 mi away (major hub). Directions
- TEB Teterboro Airport, Teterboro — 35 mi away. Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
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Get around
By train
Eat
Eat Budd Lake Diner
A classic New Jersey diner. The owners are a Greek family who are always sitting at the booth nearest to the front desk. Usually very friendly, but not afraid to kick you out if your group is too crazy. Can be a fun place to hang out in, depending on what age group you are in (young). The food is not the greatest and it is a bit more expensive than other places, but it is open 24 hours. After 2AM, the bar crowd usually has no place else to go.
Sleep
Stay safe
Go next
Route 206 goes north through Andover and Newton to cross the border at Milford, Pennsylvania, and south through Chester, Bridgewater, Princeton, Trenton and points further south than that.
Route 46 is goes east to west almost all the way from New York City to Pennsylvania, intersecting with Interstate 80 at several points along the way.
I-80 goes west into Pennsylvania, and then all the way across the continent. Mt. Olive is a good starting point for hitchhikers looking to go west.
Nearby
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Succasunna
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Chester
City / town · 8 listings · 5 mi away
Hackettstown
City / town · 30 listings · 5 mi away
Washington
City / town · 12 listings · 6 mi away
Allamuchy
City / town · 6 listings · 6 mi away
Randolph
City / town · 30 listings · 8 mi away
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