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Batsto Natural Area

Batsto Natural Area from directly overhead

Batsto Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Pine Hill stands 61 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jemima Mount, a peak 3.3 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry

How to reach it

Coordinates39.68928, -74.67153

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Batsto Historical Village: 3.4 mi
  • Renault Winery: 10.9 mi
  • Jackhammer Bay: 15.8 mi
  • Spin Dizzy: 15.8 mi
  • Aqua Shot: 15.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 36
Artworks: 25
  • Padre Pio: 18.2 mi
  • Mother Goose: 18.9 mi
  • 3 Little Pigs: 18.9 mi
  • Moby Dick the Whale: 18.9 mi
  • Rub-a-Dub-Dub: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Museums: 22
Peaks: 20
  • Jemima Mount: 3.3 mi
  • Stormy Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Apple Pie Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Sharps Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Bear Swamp Hill: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Ted's Terrain: 16.6 mi
  • Galloway Township Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • The Catawba Project Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Scotland Run Arboretum: 20.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • First Beach: 3.7 mi
  • The Cove at Lake Lenape: 16.2 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Little Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Beach Haven West Bay Beach: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillWNW 294°61 m18.7 mi
Apple Pie HillNNE 28°56 m9.2 mi
Forked River MountainENE 61°56 m22.9 mi
Blueberry HillWNW 302°55 m18.1 mi
Mount PisgahN 360°55 m22.2 mi
East MountainENE 62°55 m23.1 mi
Pine HillENE 62°54 m22.5 mi
Spring HillENE 63°52 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3219:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270767467564537
Precip in3.73.04.53.73.84.35.25.34.44.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Mills 2 W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1350178117

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