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Fort Mott State Park

Fort Mott State Park from directly overhead

Fort Mott State Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Ebright Azimuth stands 137 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Mott, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware Bayshore Byway runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.60436, -75.55179

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge: 2.0 mi
  • Fort Delaware State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Fort Delaware State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Fort DuPont Parade Ground: 2.9 mi
  • Dragon Run Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 50
  • Cedar Swamp Rocks Tract: 11.6 mi
  • Middle Run Natural Area: 11.9 mi
  • Kershaw Park: 12.1 mi
  • Chestnut Hill Ironmine Preserve: 12.2 mi
  • William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 46
Museums: 44
Attractions: 31
Artworks: 30
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 8.8 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 11.2 mi
  • The Student: 11.2 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 11.8 mi
Peaks: 20
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 23.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Deemer's Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 22.6 mi
  • North East Beach Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ebright AzimuthN 6°137 m16.1 mi
Egg HillWNW 282°125 m18.9 mi
Osborne HillN 352°113 m22.2 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 335°101 m14.3 mi
Iron HillWNW 283°100 m10.9 mi
Foys HillW 268°92 m24.1 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 286°89 m12.1 mi
Drummond HillNW 312°88 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Snapping Turtle14 obs
  • Barn Swallow13 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird13 obs
  • Osprey13 obs
  • Bald Eagle11 obs
  • Eastern Towhee11 obs
  • Common Buckeye11 obs
  • American sweetgum11 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40387232

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