Museum · New Jersey
Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum
Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 29 m. Bald Mountain stands 351 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Wagner Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 29 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.96536, -74.03129
- 5.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jim Wagner Park: 0.7 mi
- Ackerman Park: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Field: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company: 1.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Westwood Fire Department Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Christopher Scott Mueger: 2.7 mi
- Sluckup: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Beechwood Park: 3.1 mi
- North Road Park: 3.2 mi
- James A. McFaul Environmental Center: 7.0 mi
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Monte Park: 8.0 mi
Museums
- Paramus Historic Museum: 3.4 mi
- School House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Historic New Bridge Landing: 3.6 mi
- Cadmus House Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Maywood Station Museum: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.9 mi
- Leonia Library Reading Garden: 7.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.6 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- Tenafly Historic Railroad Station: 4.5 mi
- New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive: 5.1 mi
- USS Ling: 5.9 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park: 6.7 mi
- Abandoned Tractor: 7.0 mi
Artworks
- Special Delivery: 4.6 mi
- Saint Anthony Holding Baby Jesus: 5.2 mi
- Obra1: 6.5 mi
- Saint Mother Teresa: 6.7 mi
- Water Music: 7.0 mi
Peaks
- Andre Hill: 5.5 mi
- Tallman Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Mount Nebo: 7.9 mi
- Bronx High Point: 8.1 mi
- Tetards Hill: 8.2 mi
Cliffs
- The Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Palisades: 11.0 mi
Beaches
- Huylers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Canoe Beach: 6.9 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 7.2 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 7.4 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Area B: 3.7 mi
- Area C: 3.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 6.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.5 mi
- Great Falls: 8.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.1 mi
- The Falls: 11.3 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Monksville: 17.8 mi
- New City Village: 19.3 mi
- Doodletown: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 19.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NW 321° | 351 m | 13.9 mi |
| Ramapo Torne | NNW 332° | 341 m | 14.6 mi |
| High Mountain | NW 309° | 337 m | 13.6 mi |
| North Cape | NW 317° | 332 m | 14.3 mi |
| Herman Hill | NW 319° | 328 m | 13.7 mi |
| Horse Stable Mountain | NNW 345° | 325 m | 14.4 mi |
| Drag Hill | NW 315° | 323 m | 13.1 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 312° | 322 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/667891619
Day trips start here
- Bergen County · 2 mi
- Haworth · 2 mi
- River Vale · 2 mi
- Westwood · 2 mi
- Paramus · 3 mi
- River Edge · 3 mi
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