- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 23.6 miles
- Calais Mountain334 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5857, -74.2629
Butterfly garden is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled 3 m. Calais Mountain stands 334 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Butterfly garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Mountain | NW 314° | 334 m | 23.6 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 327° | 295.7 m | 21.8 mi |
| Union Hill | NW 324° | 277 m | 23.0 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | NW 321° | 274 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mine Mountain | WNW 298° | 251 m | 20.3 mi |
| Blueberry Ridge | NW 313° | 243 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 313° | 229 m | 19.3 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NW 317° | 217 m | 18.8 mi |
- 17.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 24.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.5 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 0.1 mi
- Island of Meadows: 3.1 mi
- Sharrotts Shoreline: 3.5 mi
- Pralls Island: 3.6 mi
- Neck Creek Preserve: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Howard Field: 0.8 mi
- Madden Field: 0.9 mi
- Rahway Avenue Park: 1.2 mi
- Brennan Field: 1.3 mi
- Bucknell Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Woodbridge Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 2.2 mi
- 911 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Freed Slave Graveyard: 3.6 mi
- Pyramid Of Iselin: 3.8 mi
- Stone Mercedes 240D: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Carteret Lighthouse: 2.8 mi
- Grace: 4.5 mi
- Valley of the Sunrise: 4.5 mi
- Girl Power: 4.5 mi
- Park Avenue Tulips: 5.0 mi
Attractions
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 3.2 mi
- Carousel for All Children: 5.6 mi
- The South Pole: 6.1 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 6.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 6.6 mi
Museums
- Sandy Ground Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park: 4.3 mi
- Crane-Phillips House: 5.4 mi
- Perth Amboy Ferry Slip: 5.4 mi
- Proprietary House: 5.7 mi
Gardens
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 4.3 mi
- Tamaques Garden: 5.2 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 6.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection Garden: 6.6 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 7.3 mi
Beaches
- Krogh Beach: 6.0 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 6.1 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 6.3 mi
- Annadale Beach: 6.6 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 7.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 9.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.5 mi
- Park Hill: 9.9 mi
- Fox Hills: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Linden Airport mini-park: 2.1 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- The Park: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Seele: 9.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Hill: 10.9 mi
- Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Palisades: 17.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 19.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- North Tower: 19.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 1.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 2.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 3.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 11.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 11.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cranford, 6 mi away.
- common reed50 obs
- groundsel tree50 obs
- American sweetgum48 obs
- American Bullfrog45 obs
- White-tailed Deer42 obs
- common mugwort42 obs
- Canada Goose38 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird37 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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