Birchwood Lake Beach
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Birchwood Lake Beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard M Wilcox Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Richard M Wilcox Park: 0.1 mi
- Taft Memorial Field: 0.3 mi
- Island Beach: 0.6 mi
- Erin Smith Park: 1.0 mi
- Tourne County Park: 1.0 mi
- Denville's History Musuem: 1.1 mi
- Boonton Historical Society and Museum: 2.4 mi
- Rockaway Borough Historical: 3.4 mi
- Montville Township Museum: 3.8 mi
- Morris Plains Borough Museum: 4.3 mi
- Denville Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
- BHS Garden: 2.6 mi
- Elliott Street Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 6.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Susan Skovronek: 1.2 mi
- Elephant Rock: 1.4 mi
- Denville's Beacon: 1.9 mi
- Boonton Iron Works Blast Furnace Ruins: 2.1 mi
- Construction of the Dam: 2.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.2 mi
- Tourne: 1.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.9 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sheep Hill: 3.0 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 2.3 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 3.6 mi
- Mustang: 4.8 mi
- Eagle: 5.1 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 6.8 mi
- Grafton Park: 3.0 mi
- Rockaway Township Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Hierwarter Wildacres Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Koehler Pond: 4.3 mi
- Lake Rickabear Day Camp: 5.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 12.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.9 mi
- "Limestone" Quarry: 5.3 mi
- Bear Rock: 5.5 mi
- Tripod Rock: 5.8 mi
- Whale Head Rock: 6.0 mi
- Patriotic Tank: 6.0 mi
- Island Beach: 0.7 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 1.7 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 2.0 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
- Mine Hill Beach: 8.8 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 6.7 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 9.0 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Grove Street Park: 14.7 mi
- Boonton Falls: 2.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.0 mi
- Otter Hole: 11.8 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 12.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 13.1 mi
- New City Village: 9.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.1 mi
- Waterloo Village: 15.9 mi
- Monksville: 17.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 22.6 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 0.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 12.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Birchwood Lake Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County High Point | NW 324° | 425 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNW 327° | 420 m | 9.3 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NW 316° | 393 m | 6.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 24° | 378 m | 12.4 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 356° | 373 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Arlington | W 279° | 371 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Paul | NNW 336° | 368 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | N 9° | 361 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonton 1 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1479379969
Day trips start here
- Boonton · 2 mi
- Parsippany · 3 mi
- Rockaway · 3 mi
- Montville · 4 mi
- Morris County · 5 mi
- Dover · 6 mi
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