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Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary

Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Bowling Green Mountain stands 420 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Estate Gardens, a garden 0.5 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Jersey Audubon
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.74165, -74.55300

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Abby Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • The Kellog Club: 5.0 mi
  • Elliott Street Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
  • Bettin Oak Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Morris Aqueduct Company Vault: 2.0 mi
  • Jockey Hollow Cemetery Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Stark's Brigade Monument: 2.4 mi
Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Tunis-Ellicks House: 3.1 mi
  • The Mahan Collection: 4.0 mi
  • Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Schuyler-Hamilton House Museum: 5.7 mi
  • The Farmstead Arts Center: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 32
  • Mine Hill Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Island Beach: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Primrose Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 2.9 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 7.9 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 8
  • Hawk Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 17.8 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 19.5 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 19.7 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 13.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bowling Green MountainN 1°420 m18.4 mi
Green Pond MountainN 2°393 m15.6 mi
Allamuchy MountainNW 315°377 m18.0 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW 293°375 m17.5 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNW 342°371 m12.6 mi
Schooleys MountainWNW 296°364 m14.0 mi
Mase MountainN 354°359 m14.9 mi
Cobb HillNNE 15°358 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5220:34
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5116:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516170757366544435
Precip in3.22.23.93.63.54.24.95.23.83.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1353575483

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