Redden State Forest - Collins Pond Tract
Redden State Forest - Collins Pond Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Redden State Forest - Deep Creek Tract, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- DE Forest Service
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Circle Park: 6.0 mi
- Bridgeville Park: 6.2 mi
- Georgetown Little League: 6.3 mi
- Town Square: 6.8 mi
- Layton Park: 6.8 mi
- Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Georgetown Train Station Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
- School House: 7.0 mi
- Nutter Marvel Carriage Museum: 7.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.9 mi
- John Milton Statue: 10.3 mi
- Skip Gardner: 11.9 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 18.4 mi
- The Legacy of Ted Freeman: 18.9 mi
- Banning: 5.9 mi
- Owens Station: 6.0 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 7.3 mi
- New Market: 7.7 mi
- North Laurel: 11.7 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 17.0 mi
- Bayside Beach: 19.7 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 19.9 mi
- Overfalls: 19.2 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 21.1 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 22.1 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 13.6 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 18.2 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 17.3 mi
- Mary: 24.5 mi
- Opossum Hill: 17.6 mi
- Bottom Hills: 23.7 mi
- B Area Shelter: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Redden State Forest - Collins Pond Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | WNW 284° | 18 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bottom Hills | ESE 108° | 0 m | 23.7 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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown-delaware Coastal AP, 7 mi away.
- Ebony Jewelwing11 obs
- Variable Dancer9 obs
- Painted Turtle6 obs
- Blue-tipped Dancer6 obs
- Dragonhunter6 obs
- purple passionflower5 obs
- common soapwort4 obs
- Blue Dasher4 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/914875116
Day trips start here
- Denton · 21 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 22 mi
- Eastern Shore · 24 mi
- Magnolia · 24 mi
- Camden · 27 mi
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