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The Wetlands Institute

The Wetlands Institute from directly overhead

The Wetlands Institute is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Harbor Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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The Wetlands Institute

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.06054, -74.77311

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Zoo entrance: 3.9 mi
  • Gateway 26: 5.1 mi
  • SkyCoaster: 5.1 mi
  • Carousel: 5.1 mi
  • "it": 5.1 mi
Parks: 50
  • Stone Harbor Recreation - 82nd Street Complex: 1.3 mi
  • Oak Avenue Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cape May County Park & Zoo: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 3.6 mi
  • Surfside Park: 3.7 mi
Museums: 21
Beaches: 17
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Boardwalk Arch: 4.7 mi
  • Shark: 5.9 mi
  • Wildwoods Sign: 6.1 mi
  • Douglas A. Munro: 10.0 mi
  • Ice Cream Statue: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Potato Island: 5.9 mi
  • Muskee Hill: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muskee HillNNW 331°19 m19.8 mi
Potato IslandWNW 286°2 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3419:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5816:41

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/837144345

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