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Curlis Lake County Park

Curlis Lake County Park from directly overhead

Curlis Lake County Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 56 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer Meadows County Park - Equestrian District, a park 0.2 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
56 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.32288, -74.77183

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mercer Meadows County Park - Equestrian District: 0.2 mi
  • Old Mill Road County Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mercer Meadows County Park - Farm History District: 0.9 mi
  • Rosedale Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sked Street Mini Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Cherry Grove Farm Store Cheese Wedge Sign: 3.1 mi
  • Golden Spiral: 3.6 mi
  • Building Up: 3.6 mi
  • SOLARIAN: 3.7 mi
  • TCNJ Topiary: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 44
  • Birch Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Prospect Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • Serenity Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Fairgrounds Gardens: 6.5 mi
  • Prospect Street Garden: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 34
Picnic sites: 20
  • Alumni Grove: 3.7 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 5.9 mi
  • Student Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 7.7 mi
  • Shaded Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Old Quarry: 9.1 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 18.2 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cushetunk MountainN 352°254 m19.3 mi
Round MountainNNW 347°186 m17.3 mi
Plumstead HillWNW 282°174 m17.6 mi
Sourland MountainNNE 14°171 m10.2 mi
Second Watchung MountainNNE 31°168 m22.6 mi
Round TopN 360°162 m24.3 mi
Buckingham MountainW 268°158 m14.2 mi
Baldpate MountainW 275°146 m5.3 mi

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 solstice07:1915:5316:37

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, 4 mi away.

  • Monarch67 obs
  • sensitive fern57 obs
  • common milkweed52 obs
  • autumn olive48 obs
  • Green Frog46 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty46 obs
  • White-tailed Deer45 obs
  • multiflora rose44 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357736773

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