- Elevation, modelled
- 199 m
- Tallest summit within 13.7 miles
- High Point551 m · 10.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Western Highlands Scenic Byway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2345, -74.5024
Janet Van Gelder Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled 199 m. High Point stands 551 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pochuck Mountain Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Janet Van Gelder Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NW 306° | 551 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | W 264° | 500 m | 11.4 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ESE 103° | 454 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wawayanda Mountain | SE 137° | 448 m | 3.5 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 185° | 445 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bearfort Mountain | SE 139° | 445 m | 8.7 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 192° | 440 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hamburg Mountain | SSW 194° | 433 m | 6.1 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
- 13.8 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 22.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 3 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 14 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pochuck Mountain Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Laurel Hill Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Emerald Forest Property: 9.9 mi
- Random Woods: 10.2 mi
Parks
- Maple Grange Park: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Pine Island Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Minisink Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks
- Pochuck Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wawayanda Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Vernon Peak: 3.8 mi
- Granite Peak: 4.0 mi
- Bear Peak: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Old Pharmacy: 5.5 mi
- Piggery Field: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Monument: 10.1 mi
- William Henry Seward Memorial: 10.2 mi
- High Point Monument: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 56
- Sprayground: 3.1 mi
- Fishing Village: 3.1 mi
- Cliff Jump: 3.1 mi
- Hide Tide Wavepool: 3.2 mi
- Surf Hill: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 54
- Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 1.0 mi
- Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 1.0 mi
- Beach: 1.0 mi
- LakemPanoranma Beach: 1.3 mi
- Lake Wallkill Beach: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 54
- steep bluff: 17.1 mi
- The Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 17.6 mi
- Crumbling Under Pressure: 18.3 mi
- Gravitas Wall: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 36
- Founder's Park: 13.2 mi
- Goshen: 14.0 mi
- The Bronx: 14.1 mi
- Midtown: 14.1 mi
- New York City: 14.1 mi
Museums: 30
- Minisink Heritage Museum: 6.9 mi
- Franklin Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
- Franklin Mineral Museum Inc: 9.5 mi
- The Pines Museum: 11.2 mi
- Old Schoolhouse and Firehouse Museum: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Mine Hole Falls: 11.6 mi
- Otter Hole: 15.2 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 15.8 mi
- Hackers Falls: 18.0 mi
- Raymondskil Falls: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 14
- Wine and Design Warwick: 6.6 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 10.1 mi
- Eagles: 15.6 mi
- Eagles: 15.6 mi
- Swan Boy: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 11.9 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 12.0 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Monksville: 13.0 mi
- New City Village: 15.9 mi
- Conashaugh: 18.2 mi
- Eshback: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Artesian Spring: 12.1 mi
- Rail-Trail Spring: 18.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Reservable Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Kakiat Park: 21.0 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sussex 1 NW, 6 mi away.
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