Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56 is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Nike Missile Silo Area, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 28 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Nike Missile: 0.1 mi
- Seabright Beach: 5.0 mi
- Endeavor: 9.6 mi
- Happy Fishing: 9.7 mi
- Samba Balloon Ride: 9.7 mi
- FIshing Beach: 0.4 mi
- Beach E: 0.4 mi
- Beach D: 0.6 mi
- Beach C: 1.2 mi
- Gravelly Point Beach: 1.8 mi
- Huddy Park: 2.0 mi
- Mount Mitchell Scenic Overlook County Park: 2.1 mi
- Navesink Park: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Lenape Woods Greenway Municipally Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Spermaceti Cove Life Boat Station: 2.6 mi
- Atlantic Highlands Historica: 2.9 mi
- Allen House: 8.6 mi
- Eatontown Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
- Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center: 10.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.6 mi
- Parterre (Rose Garden): 8.0 mi
- Composting Demo: 8.1 mi
- Bonsai Display: 8.1 mi
- Japanese Themed Garden: 8.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Dove: 2.0 mi
- Middletown North Senior Mural: 6.3 mi
- Middletown North Lion: 6.4 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 6.6 mi
- Bust of Count Basie "The Kid from Red Bank": 7.5 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 4.1 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 7.8 mi
- Tatum Park: 8.8 mi
- Piping Plover Protected area: 9.0 mi
- Swinburne Island: 9.8 mi
- Nike Missile Silo Area: 0.1 mi
- Halyburton Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Former Balloon Hangar: 1.4 mi
- Battery Arrowsmith: 1.4 mi
- Nike Missile: 1.8 mi
- Highlands of Navesink: 2.4 mi
- Garrett Hill: 5.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 10.2 mi
- Crawford Hill: 10.9 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 11.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 18.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 18.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 18.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 2.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 2.1 mi
- North Tower: 2.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- South Tower: 2.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 15.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 15.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.0 mi
- The Loch: 25.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Barber: 15.8 mi
- Palisades: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | NNW 330° | 125 m | 13.4 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WSW 255° | 120 m | 10.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | WSW 255° | 106 m | 10.2 mi |
| Beacon Hill | WSW 252° | 82 m | 13.2 mi |
| Throck Morton Hill | SW 219° | 81 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | SW 217° | 74 m | 14.6 mi |
| Lippincort Hill | SSW 211° | 72 m | 14.4 mi |
| Highlands of Navesink | SSW 197° | 71 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/39680626
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 8 mi
- Staten Island · 13 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 16 mi
- Perth Amboy · 16 mi
- Old Bridge · 17 mi
- Bayonne · 18 mi
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