Nature reserve · New Jersey
Audubon Park
Audubon Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 27 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulton Avenue Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 27 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Audubon
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70722, -74.08708
- 12.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fulton Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
- Muhammad Ali Park: 0.4 mi
- Courtney Fricchione Park: 0.5 mi
- Skinner Park: 0.6 mi
- Ferris Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 1.7 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.8 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.8 mi
- Van Wagenen House: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.6 mi
- Peter Woodland Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln the Mystic: 1.2 mi
- Liberation Monument: 2.0 mi
- Jackie Robinson: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.4 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Pesin Drive Grove: 1.5 mi
- Crescent Field: 2.1 mi
- North Cove Field: 2.3 mi
- Cherry Tree Grove: 2.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Grove: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 1.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 2.5 mi
- Colgate Clock: 2.8 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 3.6 mi
- Sherman Zwicker: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Beacon: 2.5 mi
- Statue Of Liberty: 2.6 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 2.6 mi
- Sky Cache: 2.9 mi
- Hyatt Jersey City Sundial: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Bird Island: 4.7 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 4.8 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 5.1 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Little Snake Hill: 3.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Discovery Hill: 3.5 mi
- Outlook Hill: 3.6 mi
- Grassy Hill: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Freedom Field: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.7 mi
- The Backyard: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 3.4 mi
- Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Palisades: 8.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Fallkill Falls: 6.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.1 mi
- The Loch: 9.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 15.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 11.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Audubon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | NW 311° | 276 m | 22.2 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 342° | 268 m | 19.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 320° | 263 m | 21.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 340° | 260 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 342° | 230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 339° | 185 m | 20.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 339° | 180 m | 19.9 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 286° | 180 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
- northern red oak75 obs
- common mugwort64 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly63 obs
- Great Blue Heron56 obs
- American Robin56 obs
- Great Egret52 obs
- House Sparrow50 obs
- Mourning Dove48 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/27459448
Day trips start here
- Hudson County · 2 mi
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Harrison · 4 mi
- Hoboken · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 4 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 4 mi
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