Native Rhododendron Garden
Native Rhododendron Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Gillespie Hill stands 217 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rock Park: 0.1 mi
- Rose and Crown Monument: 0.5 mi
- Richmond Parkway: 0.6 mi
- MacArthur Park: 1.2 mi
- Captain Roald Amundsen Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Egbertville Ravine: 0.6 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.0 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.1 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 1.3 mi
- Decker Farm: 1.6 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 0.7 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 0.9 mi
- Jurassic Park: 1.0 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 1.2 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.4 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 0.9 mi
- Transportation Museum: 1.4 mi
- Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 2.4 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 3.2 mi
- St. Anne: 1.3 mi
- St. Anthony: 1.3 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 1.6 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 12: 1.7 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 01: 1.7 mi
- Todt Hill: 1.3 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.1 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.3 mi
- Park Hill: 3.3 mi
- Carriage Manufactory: 1.4 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 1.5 mi
- Barn Foundation: 1.5 mi
- First County Jail: 1.5 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 1.9 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 2.1 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.2 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 2.2 mi
- South Beach: 2.9 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 3.2 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 4.0 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 10.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 10.3 mi
- Palisades: 11.8 mi
- Palisades: 14.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.5 mi
- Palisades: 17.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 19.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 14.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- North Tower: 14.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 14.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 7.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 7.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Barber: 8.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Native Rhododendron Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie Hill | NW 305° | 217 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 301° | 215 m | 24.4 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 307° | 180 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 338° | 179 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 327° | 175 m | 15.7 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 274° | 168 m | 22.4 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | NW 306° | 166 m | 24.2 mi |
| Horse Hill | NW 313° | 144 m | 24.1 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 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage241 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander239 obs
- American Robin207 obs
- garlic mustard169 obs
- American sweetgum150 obs
- American wintergreen131 obs
- Asian bittersweet131 obs
- northern spicebush127 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/12946980574
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 1 mi
- Bayonne · 6 mi
- Elizabeth · 7 mi
- Linden · 7 mi
- Rahway · 8 mi
- Perth Amboy · 9 mi
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