Nature reserve · New Jersey
Schick Reserve
Schick Reserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Baldpate Mountain stands 355 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hunterdon County
How to reach it
Coordinates40.60183, -75.05987
- 5.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 24.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 15 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 18 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 18 mi
- South Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Schick Reserve: 0.3 mi
- Holland Highlands: 3.8 mi
- Musconetcong Gorge Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Hoffman Park: 4.3 mi
- Ringing Rocks County Park: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Delaware Canal State Park: 3.7 mi
- Frenchtown Park: 5.1 mi
- South Pohatcong Playground: 5.8 mi
- Tinicum Park: 6.3 mi
- Alpha Community Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Gravel Hill: 4.3 mi
- Silver Hill: 4.4 mi
- Musconetcong Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 5.9 mi
- Coffman Hill: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Swayze Mine Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Morris Canal Prism: 7.7 mi
- The Sailor and Soldier's Monument: 9.1 mi
- Railroad roundhouse: 9.3 mi
- Larry Holmes Statue: 9.8 mi
Museums
- Jimmy and Mary Lee Canal Museum: 7.6 mi
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Museum: 9.2 mi
- Lebanon Township Museum: 9.7 mi
- Sigal Museum: 10.0 mi
- National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters: 10.3 mi
Attractions
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 9.5 mi
- Crayola Experience: 10.0 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 10.2 mi
- Hall Christmas Tree Farm: 10.7 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 37
- Kressler Garden: 10.0 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 31
- Shapeyard: 10.3 mi
- Transcendence: 10.3 mi
- Leopard: 10.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 11.5 mi
- The Bridge: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Island Picnic Grove: 11.7 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 15.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 17.0 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 17.1 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 17.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Marble Spring: 10.1 mi
- Kerr Spring: 20.3 mi
- Horn Springs: 22.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.1 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Mount Washington: 9.7 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 9.8 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 10.7 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- High Falls: 4.4 mi
- High Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 18.5 mi
- Rest area: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 13.3 mi
- Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Schick Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldpate Mountain | NNE 29° | 355 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount No More | N 7° | 348 m | 13.8 mi |
| County House Mountain | NNE 20° | 348 m | 15.2 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | N 353° | 331 m | 9.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | NE 56° | 314 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | W 279° | 308 m | 10.4 mi |
| Flint Hill | WSW 252° | 308 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kirchberg | W 266° | 305 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flemington 5 NNW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/952347609
Day trips start here
- Frenchtown · 5 mi
- Clinton · 8 mi
- Hunterdon County · 8 mi
- Phillipsburg · 9 mi
- Easton · 10 mi
- Washington · 10 mi
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