HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth
HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Heart of Vailsburg (HOV) Garden Committee
- Access
- Permitted
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 0.3 mi
- Prudential Learning Center: 2.5 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 2.5 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 2.9 mi
- Orange Park: 0.7 mi
- Ivy Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkway Playground: 0.9 mi
- Vailsburg Park: 0.9 mi
- Carter Park: 1.0 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 2.4 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 2.6 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.1 mi
- Newark Museum: 3.2 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 2.4 mi
- The Bent: 2.8 mi
- Sculptures: 2.9 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 2.9 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 3.1 mi
- Rosa Parks: 2.7 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 2.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.8 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 3.3 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 3.3 mi
- Big Cat Country: 3.0 mi
- Birds of Prey: 3.1 mi
- Australian Outback: 3.1 mi
- Amazing Asia: 3.1 mi
- African Adventure: 3.1 mi
- Flamingo: 3.1 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 8.5 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 9.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 10.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 11.0 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 3.7 mi
- Nook Hill: 4.0 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.0 mi
- Riker Hill: 6.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 7.6 mi
- East Hills Park: 4.7 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 4.8 mi
- Prospect Park: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 6.1 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 6.4 mi
- The Park: 1.1 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 3.0 mi
- Seele: 10.3 mi
- Great Falls: 12.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.7 mi
- Hawk Hill: 3.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.4 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.5 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 8.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Barber: 14.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.8 mi
- New City Village: 21.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 3.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 299° | 295.7 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 331° | 283 m | 16.8 mi |
| Union Hill | WNW 298° | 277 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 324° | 276 m | 15.3 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | WNW 293° | 274 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tourne | NW 318° | 273 m | 16.0 mi |
| High Mountain | N 6° | 268 m | 16.0 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 333° | 268 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 4 mi away.
- Monarch43 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee39 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly38 obs
- common mugwort31 obs
- White-tailed Deer29 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee27 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee26 obs
- American pokeweed25 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11983537453
Day trips start here
- Maplewood · 2 mi
- The Oranges · 2 mi
- Newark · 3 mi
- Essex County · 4 mi
- Gateway · 4 mi
- Harrison · 4 mi
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