Attraction · New Jersey
USS Ling
USS Ling is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Twin Hill stands 304 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Green, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1943
How to reach it
Coordinates40.88015, -74.03961
- 4.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Green: 0.2 mi
- Foschini Park: 0.4 mi
- Union Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Terhune Park: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Bergen Museum of Art and Science: 0.4 mi
- Maywood Station Museum: 1.8 mi
- Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey: 2.1 mi
- Historic New Bridge Landing: 2.3 mi
- Carlstadt Historic Firehouse Museum: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park: 1.0 mi
- New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive: 1.8 mi
- Tenafly Historic Railroad Station: 5.0 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 5.6 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
- Neil McCarthy Memorial Tennis Courts: 2.0 mi
- Minit Mart Bus Stop: 2.1 mi
- Hasbrouck Heights Town Hall Clock: 2.1 mi
- Boro of Hasbrouck Heights Sign: 2.1 mi
- Hasbrouck Heights Protector: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Saint Mother Teresa: 2.8 mi
- Obra1: 3.8 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 5.6 mi
- Portrait of t.: 5.7 mi
- Our Gates: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Leonia Library Reading Garden: 2.9 mi
- Millridge Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Bonnefont Cloister: 5.7 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 5.7 mi
- Cuxa Cloister: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Hazard Beach: 4.6 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 5.0 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 5.1 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 5.5 mi
- Canoe Beach: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 6.2 mi
- North Road Park: 7.7 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 8.3 mi
Cliffs
- Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 7.7 mi
- The Palisades: 7.9 mi
Peaks
- Manhattan High Point: 5.6 mi
- Long Hill: 5.7 mi
- Inwood Hill: 6.0 mi
- Tetards Hill: 6.3 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 34
- The Backyard: 4.5 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 5.6 mi
- Area B: 5.7 mi
- Area C: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- The Loch: 7.2 mi
- Great Falls: 7.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.4 mi
- The Falls: 10.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- New City Village: 20.8 mi
- Monksville: 21.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 15.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of USS Ling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Hill | NW 324° | 304 m | 16.6 mi |
| Matty Price Hill | NNW 328° | 279 m | 16.3 mi |
| Millstone Hill | NW 320° | 278 m | 16.2 mi |
| High Mountain | NW 307° | 268 m | 10.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 286° | 263 m | 17.1 mi |
| Monroe Ridge | NNW 330° | 262 m | 16.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 307° | 260 m | 11.5 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 333° | 248 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/170669052
Day trips start here
- Hackensack · 0 mi
- Teaneck · 2 mi
- River Edge · 3 mi
- Englewood · 4 mi
- Fort Lee · 4 mi
- East Rutherford · 5 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to USS Ling.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.