Belleplain State Forest
Belleplain State Forest is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, a museum 2.1 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dennis Township Museum & History Center: 4.2 mi
- Worlds Largest Shopping Cart: 7.0 mi
- Zoo entrance: 10.1 mi
- New Jersey Motorsports Park: 13.5 mi
- NJ Field of Dreams Trails Park: 14.0 mi
- Dennis Township Recreation Center: 6.2 mi
- Corbin City Railroad Park: 6.5 mi
- Tuckahoe River Gazebo Park: 6.5 mi
- Lake & Shore Park: 7.2 mi
- Cape May County Park & Zoo: 10.4 mi
- Estellville Glassworks: 11.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Captain John Jeffries Burial Marker: 12.5 mi
- U.S. Life Saving Station No.35: 15.1 mi
- Marcy V. Smith: 15.4 mi
- The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage: 2.1 mi
- Historical Preservation Society: 5.9 mi
- Endicott-Reardon Family Museum: 8.4 mi
- Bayshore Center at Bivalve: 9.6 mi
- Sea Isle City Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Moores Beach: 6.5 mi
- Thompsons Beach: 8.4 mi
- Cooks Beach: 9.8 mi
- Kimbles Beach: 10.0 mi
- Whale Beach: 11.1 mi
- MacNamara Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Strathmere Natural Area: 11.3 mi
- Juice Island: 13.5 mi
- Armacost Park Pollinator Habitat: 13.5 mi
- Thompsontown Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve Smart Trails: 13.3 mi
- Slaybaugh Primary Garden: 14.6 mi
- Slaybaugh Elementary Garden: 14.6 mi
- The Catawba Project Garden: 16.1 mi
- Peace & Unity Garden: 17.1 mi
- East Point Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- Hereford Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Hereford Inlet Light: 17.0 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 20.7 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 22.1 mi
- Caldwell Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
- Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Estell Manor Park: 13.6 mi
- Muskee Hill: 6.8 mi
- Potato Island: 11.4 mi
- South Cape May: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Belleplain State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskee Hill | NW 311° | 19 m | 6.8 mi |
| Potato Island | S 186° | 2 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belleplain STN Forest, under a mile away.
- mountain laurel116 obs
- Yellow-throated Warbler63 obs
- Blue Corporal53 obs
- Prothonotary Warbler48 obs
- Rosy Maple Moth42 obs
- Black-waved Flannel Moth41 obs
- Common Five-lined Skink40 obs
- Io Moth37 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/28595409
Day trips start here
- Cumberland County · 16 mi
- Wildwood · 18 mi
- Vineland · 19 mi
- Ventnor City · 21 mi
- Cape May · 22 mi
- Atlantic City · 24 mi
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