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John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System

John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System from directly overhead

John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Field, a park 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 0.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lower Mount Bethel Township
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80960, -75.10215

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Field: 0.5 mi
  • Orchard: 0.5 mi
  • Orchard: 0.5 mi
  • River Access: 0.7 mi
  • Riverton Ball Fields: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mount Jack: 2.6 mi
  • Ott Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Church Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Mount No More: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Airy: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Robert M. Jones Monument: 6.6 mi
  • Bangor Fire Department Monument: 6.6 mi
  • Homefront Magazine Monument: 6.6 mi
  • Bethel Welsh Congregational Church Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Bangor’s Civil War Memorial: 6.8 mi
Museums: 49
  • Van Nest Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead: 3.7 mi
  • Hunter-Martin Settlement Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Shippen Manor Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 9.8 mi
  • Maze: 9.9 mi
  • Candy Cane Forest: 9.9 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 9.9 mi
  • Ferris Wheel: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 24
Waterfalls: 22
  • Lower Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Shapeyard: 9.4 mi
  • Leopard: 9.4 mi
  • Transcendence: 9.5 mi
  • Rock Maze: 14.5 mi
  • Orange M&M: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest area: 8.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Smithfield Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 16.4 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of John M. Mauser Nature Education Trail System. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanNNE 12°480 m14.5 mi
Mount TammanyN 358°465 m11.1 mi
Kittatinny MountainNNW 334°464 m9.8 mi
Mount MinsiN 352°443 m10.5 mi
Allamuchy MountainENE 63°377 m18.0 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainE 80°375 m12.8 mi
Schooleys MountainE 85°364 m16.2 mi
Baldpate MountainE 87°355 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:3019:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2215:5316:36

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/65050922

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