Redden State Forest - Barr Tract
Redden State Forest - Barr Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square, a park 1.6 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- DE Forest Service
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Square: 1.6 mi
- The Old School Park: 7.2 mi
- Mispillion Walkway Park: 7.5 mi
- Milford Ballpark: 7.6 mi
- Marshall's Pond Park: 7.7 mi
- Redden State Forest - Sill Tract: 2.4 mi
- Pemberton Forest Nature Preserve - Ponders Tract: 4.7 mi
- Redden State Forest - Collins Pond Tract: 5.7 mi
- Redden State Forest - Marvel Tract: 5.9 mi
- Redden State Forest - Bailey Tract: 6.2 mi
- Overfalls: 16.9 mi
- John Dickinson House: 20.8 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 21.2 mi
- U-3A "Blue Canoe": 21.9 mi
- UH-1H Iroquois: 21.9 mi
- Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Georgetown Train Station Museum: 8.2 mi
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 8.9 mi
- School House: 9.7 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- John Milton Statue: 7.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.7 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 16.9 mi
- The Blizzard of 1888: 16.9 mi
- New Market: 3.1 mi
- Banning: 3.4 mi
- Owens Station: 3.9 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 6.6 mi
- North Laurel: 17.3 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 11.6 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 17.6 mi
- Bayside Beach: 20.8 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 8.0 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 20.5 mi
- Opossum Hill: 19.0 mi
- Bottom Hills: 24.2 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 22.4 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 22.6 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 18.7 mi
- B Area Shelter: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Redden State Forest - Barr Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | W 267° | 18 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bottom Hills | ESE 121° | 0 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, 7 mi away.
- Magnolia Green Jumping Spider5 obs
- American holly3 obs
- Calico Pennant3 obs
- Common Five-lined Skink3 obs
- Eastern Kingsnake2 obs
- Eastern Musk Turtle2 obs
- Painted Turtle2 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/914848607
Day trips start here
- Magnolia · 19 mi
- Denton · 21 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 21 mi
- Camden · 22 mi
- Dover · 25 mi
- Eastern Shore · 25 mi
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