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The Catawba Project Garden

The Catawba Project Garden from directly overhead

The Catawba Project Garden is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Jemima Mount stands 31 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tony Canale Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
John Jones
Access
Permitted

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41434, -74.64595

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tony Canale Park: 0.9 mi
  • Oakland & Tremont Park: 2.2 mi
  • Delilah Oaks Park: 3.1 mi
  • Birch Grove Park: 4.9 mi
  • Gaskill Park: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Bob's Garden Center Christmas Display: 3.5 mi
  • Bulkhead: 4.9 mi
  • BounceU: 6.3 mi
  • Renault Winery: 9.1 mi
  • Longport Welcome Sign: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 25
Nature reserves: 20
  • Thompsontown Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Juice Island: 3.5 mi
  • MacNamara Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Meadow View Marsh: 7.0 mi
  • Lakes Bay Preserve: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 10
  • 3 Little Pigs: 2.9 mi
  • Phillis: 2.9 mi
  • Phil: 2.9 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 2.9 mi
  • Rub-a-Dub-Dub: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Estell Manor Park: 5.2 mi
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Muskee Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Jemima Mount: 20.6 mi
  • Stormy Hill: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Catawba Project Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jemima MountN 4°31 m20.6 mi
Stormy HillNNE 14°22 m22.4 mi
Muskee HillWSW 247°19 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4920:30
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1615:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777568574739
Precip in3.43.24.53.33.33.64.54.63.64.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlantic City Intl AP, 5 mi away.

  • Tree Swallow22 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk20 obs
  • Elfin Skimmer16 obs
  • Fragile Forktail15 obs
  • Scarlet Bluet11 obs
  • Citrine Forktail11 obs
  • Calico Pennant10 obs
  • greater periwinkle9 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/787019697

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