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South Cape May

South Cape May from directly overhead

South Cape May is a ghost town in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Potato Island stands 2 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cove, a beach 0.4 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in New Jersey, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.93300, -74.94200

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks: 53
  • Cape May Rotary Park: 1.0 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cape May Dog Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lafayette Street Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pavilion Park: 1.4 mi
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 18
Beaches: 15
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Douglas A. Munro: 3.1 mi
  • Ice Cream Statue: 3.3 mi
  • Shark: 7.1 mi
  • Wildwoods Sign: 7.3 mi
  • Boardwalk Arch: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Potato Island: 11.0 mi
  • Bottom Hills: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potato IslandNNE 18°2 m11.0 mi
Bottom HillsSSW 198°0 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1615:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363744536272777670594941
Precip in3.23.04.13.33.53.53.94.03.84.23.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape MAY 2 NW, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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