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Rutherford Waterfront Park

Rutherford Waterfront Park from directly overhead

Rutherford Waterfront Park is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Stony Brook Mountains stands 289 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Winkle Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

Waterfront park attached to the Nereid Rowing Club. Used for launching of rowboats.

Getting there

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Coordinates40.83017, -74.12036
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Van Winkle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln Woods: 0.2 mi
  • Zelenka Park: 0.4 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunset Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • The George Washington Tree: 0.2 mi
  • World War I Monument: 0.7 mi
  • NA Historical Marker - Eckhardt Farm: 2.6 mi
  • Firemen's Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Welcome to Hasbrouck Heights: 2.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • The Involved Student: 3.2 mi
  • Tug of War: 3.3 mi
  • Death of Venus: 3.3 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 3.3 mi
  • Resettlement: 3.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 5.1 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 5.1 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 5.1 mi
  • Thor: 5.2 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Picnic sites: 35
  • The Backyard: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 3.1 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Area C: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 6.8 mi
  • The Loch: 8.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Rutherford Waterfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony Brook MountainsNW 306°289 m16.8 mi
Pyramid MountainWNW 301°283 m16.4 mi
Millstone HillNNW 339°278 m17.1 mi
Sheep HillWNW 293°276 m16.2 mi
High MountainNNW 337°268 m10.5 mi
Turkey MountainWNW 302°268 m15.6 mi
Waughaw MountainWNW 304°263 m14.7 mi
Beech MountainNNW 334°260 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1815:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 4 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station East Rutherford, NJ, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/468492748

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