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Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park

Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park from directly overhead

Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Ebright Azimuth stands 137 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethel Mill Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Blue Route passes 14 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

public fossil dig site in New Jersey

Wikidata Q111953214, matched on coordinates and name (132 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Rowan University
Getting there

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Coordinates39.76188, -75.12854

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bethel Mill Park: 0.9 mi
  • James G. Atkinson Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dollarton Park: 1.4 mi
  • Brown & Harmon Fields: 1.8 mi
  • Summit Field: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Corporal Steven Levy Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Firefighters' Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • PFC Angelo Giacobbe Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Veterans Memoral Plaza: 4.2 mi
  • William A. Harris Drinking Fountain: 5.7 mi
Gardens
  • Washington Lake Park Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Scotland Run Arboretum: 8.2 mi
  • Kendall Court Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Eastwick Community Garden: 10.9 mi
Museums
  • Mantua Township Historical Commission: 3.0 mi
  • Heritage Glass Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Gloucester County Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Museum Of American History at Deptford: 6.4 mi
  • Magnolia Train Station: 8.0 mi
Artworks
  • Prof Statue: 3.4 mi
  • The Test of Time: 3.5 mi
  • Endeavor: 3.6 mi
  • Frame of Life: 3.6 mi
  • Prof Owl: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Torpedo Rush: 8.1 mi
  • Torpedo Rush: 8.1 mi
  • Torpedo Rush: 8.1 mi
  • Laguna Kahuna: 8.1 mi
  • Vertical Limit: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 45
  • Tall Pines State Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Ceres Park & Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 4.4 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 6.1 mi
  • Stafford's Woods Disc Golf Course: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Outdoor Classroom: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 13.4 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 21
Beaches: 2
  • Washington Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
  • First Beach: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ebright AzimuthWNW 284°137 m21.4 mi
Chestnut HillN 349°136 m22.3 mi
Hunting HillNW 309°125 m21.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 347°102 m22.7 mi
Lafayette HillNNW 344°72 m23.9 mi
Georges HillNNW 342°64 m16.1 mi
Pine HillENE 71°61 m7.6 mi
Blueberry HillENE 63°55 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536272777569564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glassboro 2 NE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/448506693

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