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Lorrimer Sanctuary

Lorrimer Sanctuary from directly overhead

Lorrimer Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Basalt Beach, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

14 acres of forest, field and gardens provides food, shelter and water for resident and migrating animals. Over a mile of trails.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Jersey Audubon

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.99284, -74.20095

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Basalt Beach: 0.6 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 1.7 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 3.0 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Russell Farms Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Firemens Field: 1.4 mi
  • Wyckoff Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Memorial Field: 2.1 mi
  • Barbour Pond Park Additions: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Speert Green: 3.3 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 3.4 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 3.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
Beaches
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 3.5 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 3.5 mi
  • East Beach: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Lafayette Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Old Waldwick School Bell: 3.8 mi
  • Joe Louis Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • US Navy Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Donald Miller Memorial: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Thor: 8.8 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 8.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 9.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 5.4 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Lorrimer Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainWNW 300°378 m9.2 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNW 305°360 m8.9 mi
Bald MountainN 0°351 m8.8 mi
Carris HillWNW 301°341 m7.9 mi
Saddle MountainNW 309°341 m9.3 mi
High MountainNNW 345°337 m6.8 mi
Wickadoma MountainWNW 304°335 m9.7 mi
North CapeN 354°332 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/868485743

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