5 Mile Woods
5 Mile Woods is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Plumstead Hill stands 174 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Mile Woods, a park 0.2 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lower Makefield Township
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 7 mi
- South Overlook · 11 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 11 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Five Mile Woods: 0.2 mi
- Five Mile Woods Forest Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Von Hoffman Park: 1.1 mi
- Deerbrook Creek Park: 1.4 mi
- Fred Allen Softball Complex: 1.5 mi
- Vapor Trail: 1.4 mi
- Elmo's Cloud Chaser: 1.4 mi
- Flyin' Fish: 1.4 mi
- Blast Off: 1.4 mi
- House 6: 4.3 mi
- Historic Fallsington Inc.: 2.2 mi
- AOY Art Center: 2.4 mi
- Historic Bolton Mansion: 2.8 mi
- Gathering Place Museum: 2.9 mi
- Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum: 4.3 mi
- Lower Makefield Open Space: 3.5 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Bellewood Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Tyler State Park: 6.5 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Grey Stone: 3.9 mi
- Graystones Monument: 3.9 mi
- John A. Roebling: 4.3 mi
- Morrisville Veteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Morrisville Veteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Robert Morris Statue: 4.2 mi
- Football coach: 5.8 mi
- TCNJ Topiary: 6.2 mi
- SOLARIAN: 6.3 mi
- Golden Spiral: 6.4 mi
- Organic Garden: 4.3 mi
- West End Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 4.6 mi
- Serenity Garden: 4.7 mi
- Chestnut Avenue Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.8 mi
- Fairless Landfill: 5.9 mi
- Jericho Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 8.8 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 1.9 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Alumni Grove: 6.4 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 6.8 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 11.5 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 21.0 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 21.1 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 12.0 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 12.0 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 21.1 mi
- Gold Run: 4.4 mi
- High Falls: 18.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 15.8 mi
- Ong's Hat: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 5 Mile Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumstead Hill | NW 313° | 174 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNE 20° | 171 m | 19.7 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NW 309° | 158 m | 12.7 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | N 354° | 146 m | 9.0 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NNW 346° | 143 m | 8.8 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NW 325° | 142 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goat Hill | NNW 337° | 138 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 246° | 136 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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