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Griffith Woods Natural Area

Griffith Woods Natural Area from directly overhead

Griffith Woods Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Marguerite Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.78522, -75.01205

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Treadwell Farm Historic District: 2.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Budd M. Jones Municipal Park: 4.4 mi
  • Garrett D. Wall Park: 4.4 mi
  • Riverton Ball Fields: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 46
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 6.6 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 8.5 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 8.5 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 8.5 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 8.5 mi
Museums: 45
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 1.5 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 5.0 mi
  • Lebanon Township Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Van Nest Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead: 6.4 mi
  • Hunter-Martin Settlement Museum: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 23
Waterfalls: 23
  • Lower Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 16.1 mi
  • High Falls: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Orange M&M: 11.2 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 11.2 mi
  • Blue M&M: 11.2 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 11.2 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Beaches: 11
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest area: 9.9 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Griffith Woods Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanN 354°480 m16.0 mi
Mount TammanyNNW 338°465 m13.7 mi
Kittatinny MountainNW 320°464 m13.9 mi
Mount MinsiNNW 333°443 m13.5 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE 49°377 m15.0 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainENE 64°375 m8.8 mi
Schooleys MountainENE 75°364 m11.8 mi
Baldpate MountainENE 69°355 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3019:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2215:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727164524133
Precip in3.22.73.63.94.14.54.84.64.64.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belvidere BRG, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/917856799

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