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Pohatcong Creek Natural Area

Pohatcong Creek Natural Area from directly overhead

Pohatcong Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Mount Mohican stands 480 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pohatcong Native Arboretum, a garden 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington Township
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.77843, -74.98712

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Treadwell Farm Historic District: 1.6 mi
  • Port Murray Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • Pequest Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Budd M. Jones Municipal Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 48
Attractions: 46
  • Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 5.4 mi
  • Legend of Jenny Jump: 8.6 mi
  • Haunted Cemetery: 8.6 mi
  • Haunted Halloween House: 8.6 mi
  • Santa's Barn: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 0.3 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Kressler Garden: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Lower Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • High Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 10.2 mi
  • Orange M&M: 10.3 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 10.3 mi
  • Blue M&M: 10.3 mi
  • Ms. Brown M&M: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Beaches: 14
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest area: 10.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
  • Cushetunk Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area: 23.0 mi
  • Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Pohatcong Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MohicanN 350°480 m16.6 mi
Mount TammanyNNW 334°465 m14.7 mi
Kittatinny MountainNW 317°464 m15.1 mi
Mount MinsiNNW 329°443 m14.5 mi
Allamuchy MountainNE 44°377 m14.4 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainENE 56°375 m7.9 mi
Schooleys MountainENE 71°364 m10.7 mi
Baldpate MountainENE 59°355 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2919:5420:36
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5216:36

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/917845761

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