Sunfish Pond, Worthington State Forest

Name: Sunfish Pond
Address: Worthington State Forest, United States

#1 among attractions in Worthington State Forest

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Sunfish Pond is a 44-acre glacial lake surrounded by a 258-acre hardwood forest located on the Kittatinny Ridge within Worthington State Forest, adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Warren County, New Jersey. The Appalachian Trail runs alongside the western and northern edges of the lake. It was created by the Wisconsin Glacier during the last ice age. The lake was declared a National Natural Landmark in January 1970. ()

Elevation: 1368 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°0'10"N, 75°4'24"W

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Worthington State Forest United States

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Sunfish Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn Planetarium, Mount Tammany.

2.7 miN
Winter sport, Park, Ski area
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, Shawnee on Delaware
69 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Shawnee Mountain Ski Area offers a winter wonderland for skiing enthusiasts and families alike. This beloved ski resort provides a variety of slopes to cater to all levels of skiers and snowboarders...
2.5 miW
Golf
The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
64 min walk • The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort is a resort in the village of Shawnee on Delaware, located in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania. The hotel is a Spanish colonial revival building with white-Moorish architecture and Spanish tiled roofs.
5.4 miW
Science museum, Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn Planetarium, East Stroudsburg
137 min walk • The Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History is a museum at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It features habitat recreations that display and interpret more than 130 wildlife specimens from around the world.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tammany, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
78 min walk • Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains, in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Minsi, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
106 min walk • Mount Minsi forms the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap, and is the eastern extent of the Blue Mountain. It is composed of sandstone and conglomerates of the Shawangunk Formation.
3.7 miSW
Bridge
Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
94 min walk • The Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap, connecting Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey, and Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Delaware Water Gap, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
103 min walk • The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.
3.2 miNW
41°1'17"N • 75°7'45"W
Pocono Snake and Animal Farm, Shawnee on Delaware
82 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
3.8 miW
40°59'3"N • 75°8'29"W
Antoine Dutot Museum and Gallery, Delaware Water Gap
97 min walk • Art museum, Museum
3.2 miNE
Church
Zion Lutheran Church, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
81 min walk • Zion Lutheran Church, also known as The Lutheran Church of Middle Smithfield, is a historic Lutheran church located in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
4.8 miS
Bridge
Delaware River Viaduct, Shawnee on Delaware
123 min walk • The Delaware River Viaduct is a reinforced concrete railroad bridge across the Delaware River about two miles south of the Delaware Water Gap that was built from 1908 to 1910 as part of the Lackawanna Cut-Off rail line.