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Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, a museum in New Jersey
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Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is HCSV Welcome Center, a museum 2.0 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at the Cape May Airport in Lower Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1997.

Wikidata Q6981727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00515, -74.90965

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Royal Flush Fishing: 4.4 mi
  • Big Blue Cruiser Whale Watcher: 4.7 mi
  • Elaine's Famous Dinner Theater: 5.0 mi
  • Wildwood Beach Balls: 5.1 mi
  • World War II Lookout Tower: 5.3 mi
Parks: 53
  • Maria Sheets Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Harborview Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bayview Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Sunset Lake Bayfront Park: 4.3 mi
  • Coleman-Callahan Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 23
Beaches: 16
Historic sites: 14
Artworks: 5
  • Ice Cream Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Douglas A. Munro: 4.2 mi
  • Shark: 4.4 mi
  • Wildwoods Sign: 5.1 mi
  • Boardwalk Arch: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 2
  • Potato Island: 5.7 mi
  • Muskee Hill: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muskee HillN 354°19 m21.3 mi
Potato IslandNNE 17°2 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5916:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/261973778

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