Garden · New Jersey
Wilson Towers Courtyard
Wilson Towers Courtyard is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Private
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72680, -74.15428
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Independence Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverbank Park: 0.4 mi
- Hennessey Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Harrison Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Down Bottom Farms: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- University Square Courtyard: 1.5 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 1.7 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 1.7 mi
Museums
- New Jersey Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Newark Museum: 1.5 mi
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum: 4.1 mi
- Van Wagenen House: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Wars of America: 1.2 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 1.4 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 1.4 mi
- Sculptures: 1.6 mi
- The Bent: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Shadow of a Face: 1.4 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.5 mi
- Rosa Parks: 1.6 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 2.4 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 6.1 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 6.2 mi
- truck: 6.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Park: 3.8 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.9 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 3.9 mi
- Arlington Marsh Park: 5.9 mi
- Mariner's Marsh Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.5 mi
- Discovery Hill: 7.3 mi
- Outlook Hill: 7.3 mi
- Grassy Hill: 7.4 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 5.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 6.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.0 mi
- Flamingo: 7.2 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- The Park: 4.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.4 mi
- The Backyard: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Hemlock Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hobble Falls: 7.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 7.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 8.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 9.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 12.6 mi
- Barber: 14.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.9 mi
- New City Village: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 7.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Wilson Towers Courtyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 296° | 295.7 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 315° | 276 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tourne | NW 311° | 273 m | 19.6 mi |
| High Mountain | N 352° | 268 m | 17.0 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 19.2 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 326° | 263 m | 18.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 349° | 260 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | N 352° | 230 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel849 obs
- House Sparrow652 obs
- White-throated Sparrow608 obs
- Common Yellowthroat608 obs
- Ovenbird540 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly356 obs
- staghorn sumac313 obs
- Rock Pigeon295 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/12205587882
Day trips start here
- Harrison · 1 mi
- Newark · 1 mi
- Hudson County · 4 mi
- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- The Oranges · 5 mi
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