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Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary

Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tatham Life Saving Station, a museum 0.2 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1947
Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.04210, -74.76874

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • SkyCoaster: 4.0 mi
  • Gateway 26: 4.0 mi
  • "it": 4.0 mi
  • Dante's Dungeon: 4.0 mi
  • Carousel: 4.0 mi
Parks: 47
  • Stone Harbor Recreation - 82nd Street Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Avenue Park: 2.4 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
  • Bill Henfey Park: 3.1 mi
  • Albert I. Allen Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
Museums: 21
Beaches: 16
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 8
  • Armacost Park Pollinator Habitat: 2.3 mi
  • Garrett Family Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Strathmere Natural Area: 12.9 mi
  • Belleplain State Forest: 14.9 mi
  • MacNamara Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Boardwalk Arch: 3.6 mi
  • Shark: 5.0 mi
  • Wildwoods Sign: 5.1 mi
  • Douglas A. Munro: 9.2 mi
  • Ice Cream Statue: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Potato Island: 6.5 mi
  • Muskee Hill: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muskee HillNNW 332°19 m21.0 mi
Potato IslandWNW 296°2 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3419:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363744536272777670594941
Precip in3.23.04.13.33.53.53.94.03.84.23.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape MAY 2 NW, 11 mi away.

  • American Oystercatcher190 obs
  • Sanderling159 obs
  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab158 obs
  • Willet148 obs
  • Laughing Gull146 obs
  • Osprey127 obs
  • Great Egret120 obs
  • Semipalmated Plover112 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/32234521

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