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Wickecheoke Preserve

Wickecheoke Preserve from directly overhead

Wickecheoke Preserve is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockatong Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.46093, -74.97049

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sarah Dilts Farm Park: 3.1 mi
  • Kingwood Park: 3.5 mi
  • Virginia Forrest Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Prahls Island County Park: 5.2 mi
  • Canal Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Bridge Street: 3.8 mi
  • Centre Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • Preserved Farm: 4.9 mi
  • Chinquilipa: 6.5 mi
  • Great Buck Lake: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Museums
Gardens: 55
  • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve: 9.3 mi
  • Hope Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Doylestown Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Apiary: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Solebury Orchards: 6.1 mi
  • Cabin Run covered bridge: 7.7 mi
  • Tavern 18 century: 10.6 mi
  • Nelson House: 12.6 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Hayride: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Island Picnic Grove: 6.9 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 12.4 mi
  • Shaded Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 16.7 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Kerr Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Marble Spring: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Wickecheoke Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotts MountainNNW 343°331 m20.3 mi
Gaffney HillNW 307°308 m18.8 mi
Flint HillWNW 284°308 m20.4 mi
KirchbergWNW 296°305 m20.2 mi
Haycock MountainW 278°295 m13.2 mi
KohlbergWNW 292°294 m18.8 mi
Musconetcong MountainN 351°289 m13.8 mi
Mount KippN 9°289 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3019:5320:34
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5416:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526271767467544435
Precip in3.62.94.33.84.34.85.14.74.44.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lambertville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/954255091

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