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Peckman Preserve

Peckman Preserve from directly overhead

Peckman Preserve is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Colin McNeil, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates40.87596, -74.22172

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Morris Canal Greenway: 0.2 mi
  • Wilmore Park: 0.3 mi
  • Morris Canal Greenway: 0.5 mi
  • Morris Canal Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.6 mi
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Thor: 1.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 1.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 1.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
  • Elk Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Peace Offering: 3.2 mi
  • Primal Surge: 3.2 mi
  • The Seeker: 3.2 mi
  • Triple Arc: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 1.8 mi
  • Brighton Asylum: 4.3 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 6.2 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 7.1 mi
Gardens
Beaches
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic and Grill: 4.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Great Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Peckman Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW 331°378 m14.4 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 335°360 m14.6 mi
Cobb HillWNW 302°358 m14.8 mi
Carris HillNNW 335°341 m13.5 mi
High MountainN 357°337 m14.7 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 302°335 m12.3 mi
Wickadoma MountainNNW 332°335 m15.2 mi
Rocky MountainN 1°322 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer72 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly64 obs
  • Monarch62 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee44 obs
  • American Robin38 obs
  • eastern white pine36 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk34 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee33 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/40137115

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