The Pine Barrens
Posted by: Old Navy
N 39° 39.670 W 074° 27.747
18S E 546111 N 4390289
The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, are a heavily forested area covering 1.1 million acres of coastal plain across southern and central New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WM37Z
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2005
Views: 39
The name "Pine Barrens" refers The Pinelands is our country's first National Reserve and a U.S. Biosphere Reserve of the Man and the Biosphere Program. The Pinelands National Reserve (PNR) created by Congress under the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. The PNR is the first National Reserve in the nation. The PNR encompasses approximately 1.1 million acres covering portions of seven counties and all or parts of 56 municipalities.
The Pine Barrens remains largely rural and undeveloped.
In Fact, this area has the unique distinction of being the largest piece of open space between Boston, Massachusetts and Richmond, Virginia.
The posted coords are located in Burlington, west Of the Parkway in a rural area of the Pine Barrens.
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