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Presby Memorial Iris Gardens

Presby Memorial Iris Gardens from directly overhead

Presby Memorial Iris Gardens is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Carris Hill stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mills Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.85103, -74.20556

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Cliffs
  • little daddy Maginot: 0.7 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 0.8 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 0.9 mi
  • Thor: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
  • Tug of War: 2.5 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 2.5 mi
  • Resettlement: 2.5 mi
  • The Seeker: 2.5 mi
  • Death of Venus: 2.5 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 55
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic and Grill: 3.4 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • The Backyard: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Great Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 13.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Presby Memorial Iris Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carris HillNNW 335°341 m15.4 mi
Fugawe RidgeNW 306°335 m13.9 mi
Torne MountainNNW 330°305 m14.9 mi
Twin HillN 356°304 m15.4 mi
Watnong MountainW 270°295.7 m15.0 mi
Wyanokie High PointNNW 336°293 m15.8 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 313°289 m12.4 mi
Rock Pear MountainNW 311°289 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 3 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer118 obs
  • eastern redcedar82 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle82 obs
  • white snakeroot75 obs
  • common mugwort72 obs
  • Japanese knotweed71 obs
  • American Robin61 obs
  • garlic mustard57 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/317219324

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