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Absegami Natural Area

Absegami Natural Area from directly overhead

Absegami Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Apple Pie Hill stands 56 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Interpretive Center, a museum 0.8 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates39.62291, -74.41696

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 41
  • Forest Firefighter Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Chief Pohatcong Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Tuckerton Radio Tower Block: 5.0 mi
  • Tuckerton Radio Tower Block: 5.0 mi
  • Tuckerton Radio Tower Block: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Jacques Cousteau Coastal Centre: 4.2 mi
  • Adventure Mini Golf: 7.6 mi
  • Paddle Boats: 9.1 mi
  • Smithville Speedway: 9.1 mi
  • Captain Fitz's Marine: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Beaches: 18
Museums: 17
Peaks: 11
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 9
  • Turtle (Murtle) statue: 13.8 mi
  • Sea Wall Sculpture: 14.9 mi
  • Mother Goose: 16.7 mi
  • 3 Little Pigs: 16.7 mi
  • Moby Dick the Whale: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Apple Pie HillNW 324°56 m15.7 mi
Forked River MountainNNE 23°56 m16.8 mi
East MountainNNE 24°55 m17.0 mi
Pine HillNNE 22°54 m16.5 mi
Spring HillN 349°52 m10.6 mi
Bear Swamp HillNNW 344°48 m9.3 mi
Huckleberry HillNW 314°44 m23.4 mi
Sharps MountainWNW 301°38 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:3119:4920:29
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1615:5516:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343541506070767670594839
Precip in3.23.03.92.92.63.33.74.93.33.82.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brant Beach-beach Haven, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1349905197

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