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Schiff Nature Preserve

Schiff Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Schiff Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Bowling Green Mountain stands 420 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Schiff Natural Lands Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.74857, -74.62723

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Bockoven Sawmill: 2.7 mi
  • Lewis Forge Site: 3.7 mi
  • Bettin Oak Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Boy Scout Cabin: 4.8 mi
  • Stone Cabin: 4.9 mi
Gardens
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Abby Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Theodore Largman Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 60
Museums
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 5.7 mi
  • The Mahan Collection: 6.3 mi
  • Tunis-Ellicks House: 7.0 mi
  • The Farmstead Arts Center: 8.1 mi
  • Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 25
  • Mine Hill Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Grove Street Park: 4.2 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 5.3 mi
  • Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.2 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Hawk Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 19.7 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 22.9 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 23.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Schiff Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bowling Green MountainNNE 13°420 m18.4 mi
Green Pond MountainNNE 16°393 m15.7 mi
Allamuchy MountainNW 325°377 m15.1 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW 298°375 m13.8 mi
Mount ArlingtonN 360°371 m11.5 mi
Schooleys MountainWNW 303°364 m10.3 mi
Mase MountainN 9°359 m14.5 mi
Cobb HillNNE 27°358 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911866327

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