Warren Grove, New Jersey Explained
| Warren Grove, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Ocean County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Warren Grove's location in Ocean County (Inset: Ocean County in New Jersey) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ocean |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Stafford |
| Elevation M: | 30 |
| Elevation Ft: | 98 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7464°N -74.3706°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08005 - Barnegat[1] |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0881544 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
Warren Grove is an unincorporated rural community that is a part of Stafford Township, Barnegat Township and Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Its location in the heart of the Pine Barrens makes it one of the most secluded and remote corners of the state.
The Warren Grove Gunnery Range is a military bomb practice range. Military planes, including A-10s and F-16s from East Coast Air National Guard units, use the area for practice bombing and strafing. Warren Grove is also home to the Pygmy Pine Plains, populated by dwarf pitch pine and blackjack oaks.[3]
Incidents
- In May 2007, flares dropped from an F-16 belonging to the 177th Fighter Wing set off a large wildfire that consumed more than 18,000 acres (73 km) of the Pinelands and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents.[4]
- In November 2004, an F-16 fired 25 rounds that hit the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School.[5] [6]
- In January 2002, an aircraft practicing at Warren Grove crashed near the Garden State Parkway spewing flames and molten metal across the busy road.
- In June 2001, a 1600acres forest fire occurred when an Air National Guard plane dropped a 25-pound practice bomb at the range.
- In April 1999, nearly 12000acres of forest, wetlands, cedar swamp and cranberry bogs burned after a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 111th Fighter Wing plane dropped a "dummy" bomb more than a mile from its target.
Notes and References
- http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=warren%20grove&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for North Bergen, NJ
- http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
- Web site: Pygmy Pine Plains. Pinelands Preservation Alliance. 12 May 2015.
- http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070728/OPINION/707280302/1046 "Military must fix communication"
- [Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]
- "Little Egg school shot by jet to get $519,000", Press of Atlantic City, November 2, 2006.
