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Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve

Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve from directly overhead

Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Sunrise Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rocks, a peak 0.9 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.98011, -74.86749

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
Attractions: 51
  • Sidewinder: 7.1 mi
  • Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 7.1 mi
  • Pirate's Peak & Black Hole: 7.1 mi
  • Pirate Fort: 7.1 mi
  • Indian River: 7.1 mi
Museums: 39
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 3.9 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Hope Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 39
Waterfalls: 34
  • Upper Glen Waterfall: 8.5 mi
  • Lower Glen Waterfall: 8.6 mi
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 10.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Founder's Park: 13.1 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Rock Maze: 5.3 mi
  • Red M&M: 8.2 mi
  • Green M&M: 8.2 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 8.3 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest area: 9.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Johnsonburg Swamp Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunrise MountainNNE 25°500 m18.1 mi
Mount MohicanWNW 285°480 m9.4 mi
Mount TammanyW 267°465 m12.7 mi
Kittatinny MountainW 260°464 m16.8 mi
Rattlesnake MountainN 1°454 m10.5 mi
Bird MountainN 2°445 m11.1 mi
Mount MinsiW 264°443 m13.7 mi
Blue MountainN 5°439 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2215:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506068737163524233
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.84.55.14.94.34.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aeroflex-andover AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10780285209

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