Dark Moon Site

Dark Moon Site: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dark Moon Site

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Dark Moon Site: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Dark Moon Site — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.97961, -74.83515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Moon Site

• High Rocks · viewpoint · Warren · ~2 km · Must-see
• Allamuchy Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~8 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cage Hill · viewpoint · Sussex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stephens State Park · sanctuary · Morris · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Lackawanna · lake · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hope Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jenny Jump State Forest · viewpoint · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Smiths Hill · viewpoint · Sussex · ~17 km · Must-see
• Catfish Station Fire Tower · viewpoint · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Musconetcong · lake · Sussex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Danville Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Sussex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Upper Pohatcong Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~19 km · Must-see
• Paradise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Turkey Brook Park · sanctuary · Morris · ~20 km · Must-see
• Schooleys Mountain · viewpoint · Morris · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Moon Site

Other forts & heritage near Dark Moon Site

• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
• Red Mill Museum · fort · Hunterdon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Devil's Tree · fort · Somerset · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Decker · fort · Orange · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ringwood Manor Historic District · fort · Passaic · ~65 km · Must-see
• Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jacob Sloat House · fort · Rockland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · fort · Middlesex · ~80 km · Must-see
• Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument · fort · Lehigh · ~88 km · Must-see
• General Pershing Memorial · fort · Hudson · ~91 km · Must-see

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