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Shipetauken Woods

Shipetauken Woods from directly overhead

Shipetauken Woods is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Carson Road Woods, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Lawrence Township
Getting there

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Coordinates40.32837, -74.72158

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Cherry Grove Farm Store Cheese Wedge Sign: 1.4 mi
  • Scholar's Rock: 2.8 mi
  • New Piece: 2.8 mi
  • Albert Einstein: 2.8 mi
  • Slate Oasis: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District: 1.5 mi
  • Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District: 1.6 mi
  • Rosedale Park: 1.8 mi
  • Village Park: 1.8 mi
  • Mercer Meadows County Park - Farm History District: 1.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 38
  • Birch Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Prospect Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Herrontown Woods Arboretum: 5.4 mi
  • Plainsboro community gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Fairgrounds Gardens: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 34
Picnic sites: 17
  • Alumni Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Student Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 8.5 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Old Quarry: 11.7 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 20.3 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Turkey Swamp Park: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shipetauken Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cushetunk MountainNNW 344°254 m19.4 mi
Round MountainNNW 339°186 m17.7 mi
Plumstead HillW 279°174 m20.1 mi
Sourland MountainN 359°171 m9.6 mi
Second Watchung MountainNNE 25°168 m21.0 mi
Round TopN 353°162 m24.0 mi
Buckingham MountainW 267°158 m16.8 mi
Baldpate MountainW 271°146 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3019:5220:33
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1915:5316:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536271767467564537
Precip in3.32.64.03.64.04.44.44.24.13.83.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/956577729

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