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Avis Campbell Gardens

Avis Campbell Gardens from directly overhead

Avis Campbell Gardens is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81130, -74.21954

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Porter Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lackawanna Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Montclair Art Museum park area: 0.6 mi
  • Erie Park: 0.6 mi
  • Erie Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Tony Memorial Bench: 0.8 mi
  • Michael Leo Delahunty: 1.1 mi
  • 9/11: 1.1 mi
  • 9/11: 1.1 mi
  • 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • little daddy Maginot: 3.4 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.6 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 3.7 mi
  • Thor: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Bear Country: 4.3 mi
  • Big Cat Country: 4.3 mi
  • Birds of Prey: 4.3 mi
  • Great Plains: 4.4 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 4.4 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Major General Philip Kearny: 4.7 mi
  • Tug of War: 4.8 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 4.9 mi
  • Death of Venus: 4.9 mi
  • Resettlement: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic and Grill: 5.7 mi
  • The Park: 6.0 mi
  • The Backyard: 7.8 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hobble Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Avis Campbell Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fugawe RidgeNW 316°335 m15.2 mi
Watnong MountainW 280°295.7 m14.5 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 323°289 m14.0 mi
Rock Pear MountainNW 321°289 m14.4 mi
Pyramid MountainNW 318°283 m13.2 mi
Kakeout MountainNNW 326°277 m14.8 mi
Union HillW 281°277 m16.0 mi
Sheep HillNW 308°276 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.62.94.24.14.04.64.84.54.54.33.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer72 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly65 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel62 obs
  • Canada Goose61 obs
  • Norway maple52 obs
  • American Robin51 obs
  • Mallard50 obs
  • garlic mustard49 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/738637192

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