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McDonald Marsh Preserve

McDonald Marsh Preserve from directly overhead

McDonald Marsh Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Sunrise Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gnome Hollow Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ridge and Valley Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.00677, -74.88941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 52
  • Sidewinder: 8.0 mi
  • Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 8.0 mi
  • Pirate Fort: 8.0 mi
  • Pirate's Peak & Black Hole: 8.0 mi
  • Indian River: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 39
  • Turtle Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Beach 6: 11.5 mi
  • Beach 9: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Museums: 29
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 2.1 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Hope Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Founder's Park: 12.5 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Rock Maze: 4.2 mi
  • Red M&M: 10.3 mi
  • Green M&M: 10.3 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 10.3 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest area: 9.6 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of McDonald Marsh Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunrise MountainNNE 31°500 m17.1 mi
Mount MohicanW 274°480 m8.0 mi
Bald HillNNW 342°467 m18.8 mi
Mount TammanyWSW 258°465 m11.8 mi
Kittatinny MountainWSW 253°464 m16.1 mi
Little Bald HillNNW 345°461 m19.0 mi
Rattlesnake MountainN 9°454 m8.8 mi
Bald BarrenNNW 338°452 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
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 °F272938495968737264524233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/915924961

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