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Deepwater Rest Area

Deepwater Rest Area from directly overhead

Deepwater Rest Area is a rest area in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennsville Historical Society & Museum, a museum 2.0 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates39.68622, -75.47513

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Dunns Park: 2.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Collins Park: 4.1 mi
  • Eden Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Read House & Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 10.7 mi
Artworks
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 5.7 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.7 mi
  • Vanguard: 12.3 mi
  • Widener Pride: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 52
Attractions: 44
Peaks: 21
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deepwater Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillNNW 332°146 m23.1 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNW 347°137 m10.6 mi
Hunting HillN 4°125 m18.9 mi
Egg HillW 265°125 m22.6 mi
Osborne HillNNW 337°113 m17.8 mi
Horseshoe HillNW 306°101 m12.4 mi
Iron HillWSW 258°100 m15.1 mi
Chestnut HillW 261°89 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3519:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:41

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1356568766

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