Historic site · New Jersey
JCPD
JCPD is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fitzgerald-Holota Memorial Plaza, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In memory of Jersey City Police Department
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71728, -74.04178
- 10.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fitzgerald-Holota Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Morris Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Paulus Hook Park: 0.3 mi
- Van Vorst Park: 0.3 mi
- Angel Ramos Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Museum of Russian Art: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 0.9 mi
- Ellis Island Immigration Museum: 1.3 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.4 mi
- Skyscraper Museum: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Beacon: 0.4 mi
- Sky Cache: 0.5 mi
- Hyatt Jersey City Sundial: 0.6 mi
- Pavonia Arcs: 0.7 mi
- Newport: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Cherry Tree Grove: 0.5 mi
- North Cove Field: 0.7 mi
- Terminal Field: 0.8 mi
- Crescent Field: 1.2 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Colgate Clock: 0.5 mi
- Sherman Zwicker: 1.4 mi
- One World Trade Center: 1.5 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 1.7 mi
- New York Stock Exchange: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.1 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 2.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.3 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Katyn Memorial: 0.5 mi
- The Morris Canal: 0.5 mi
- Jersey City 9/11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Jose Protacio Rizal: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Outlook Hill: 2.3 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.3 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.4 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Park: 2.5 mi
- Bird Island: 2.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Freedom Field: 1.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.7 mi
- Street Seats: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Palisades: 1.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.6 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 5.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.5 mi
- The Loch: 6.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 0.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 13.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of JCPD. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | NW 306° | 276 m | 23.6 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 335° | 268 m | 19.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 23.6 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 314° | 263 m | 22.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 333° | 260 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 334° | 230 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 15° | 208 m | 23.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 332° | 185 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9895878990
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- Manhattan/Financial District · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 2 mi
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