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Seward Hill Preserve

Seward Hill Preserve from directly overhead

Seward Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Morris County High Point stands 425 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Seward Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chester Borough
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.78910, -74.67550

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Highlands Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Black River Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
  • ladlpark: 3.0 mi
  • Flanders Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Bockoven Sawmill: 2.8 mi
  • Lewis Forge Site: 2.9 mi
  • B. Bruce Anderson Memorial Flag: 3.4 mi
  • B. Bruce Anderson: 3.4 mi
  • Boy Scout Cabin: 5.5 mi
Museums
  • Washington Township Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Jacobus Vanderveer House: 8.6 mi
  • Hackettstown Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Califon Station: 9.8 mi
  • Tunis-Ellicks House: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 60
Artworks: 58
  • Children Reading on a Bench: 6.1 mi
  • Orange M&M: 9.4 mi
  • Kyle Busch Racecar: 9.4 mi
  • Blue M&M: 9.4 mi
  • Yellow M&M: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 51
  • The Washington Township Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Vickery Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Mount Olive Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Cross Estate Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Liebenzell Communtiny Garden: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Mine Hill Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Budd Lake Municipal Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Parks Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Indian Lake Main Beach: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Eagle Cliff: 19.6 mi
  • Hawk Hill: 19.6 mi
  • Pike Rock: 21.5 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 24.5 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Seward Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morris County High PointNNE 18°425 m16.8 mi
Bowling Green MountainNNE 23°420 m16.5 mi
Green Pond MountainNNE 29°393 m14.1 mi
Allamuchy MountainNNW 327°377 m11.4 mi
Upper Pohatcong MountainWNW 291°375 m10.4 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNE 16°371 m9.1 mi
Schooleys MountainWNW 294°364 m6.8 mi
Mase MountainNNE 23°359 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/865028970

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