East Hills Park
East Hills Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 139 m. Cobb Hill stands 358 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 139 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 3.4 mi
- 9/11: 3.4 mi
- 9/11: 3.4 mi
- Michael Leo Delahunty: 3.4 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 1.0 mi
- Riker Hill: 2.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.4 mi
- Nook Hill: 3.5 mi
- Eifall: 6.5 mi
- Prospect Park: 1.1 mi
- Becker Park: 2.1 mi
- Riker Hill Art Park: 2.3 mi
- Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park: 2.5 mi
- West Essex Park: 2.8 mi
- Littell People’s Park: 1.2 mi
- O'Connor Park: 1.3 mi
- William "Lefty" Boland Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Northland Park: 1.7 mi
- South Mountain Reservation: 2.2 mi
- Prairie Dog: 1.5 mi
- Great Plains: 1.5 mi
- Bear Country: 1.6 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 1.6 mi
- Amazing Asia: 1.6 mi
- Flamingo: 1.6 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 9.8 mi
- Island Beach: 10.4 mi
- West Beach: 10.7 mi
- East Beach: 10.8 mi
- Katz Community Center Garden: 2.3 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Courtyard 4: 3.0 mi
- Courtyard 3: 3.0 mi
- Courtyard 2: 3.0 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 3.6 mi
- Imagine That!!!: 4.0 mi
- Montclair Art Museum: 4.5 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 4.6 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 4.7 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 4.0 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 4.3 mi
- Curate: 4.3 mi
- Louie: 5.7 mi
- The Bent: 6.9 mi
- The Park: 5.3 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 8.0 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Hobble Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 2.5 mi
- Seele: 9.9 mi
- Boonton Falls: 10.4 mi
- Great Falls: 10.9 mi
- Hawk Hill: 3.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 6.9 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 7.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 8.6 mi
- New City Village: 16.9 mi
- Barber: 17.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.7 mi
- Monksville: 23.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 2.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 11.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of East Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Hill | NNW 328° | 358 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Freedom | WNW 285° | 341 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NNW 334° | 335 m | 14.3 mi |
| Calais Mountain | W 280° | 334 m | 15.3 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 293° | 295.7 m | 11.1 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | NNW 342° | 289 m | 13.6 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NNW 339° | 289 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 338° | 283 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 3 mi away.
- Mallard71 obs
- garlic mustard66 obs
- American Robin58 obs
- Pond Slider54 obs
- wineberry47 obs
- Canada Goose46 obs
- multiflora rose40 obs
- Great Blue Heron39 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1046401020
Day trips start here
- Essex County · 3 mi
- Short Hills · 3 mi
- East Hanover · 4 mi
- Maplewood · 4 mi
- Summit · 4 mi
- The Oranges · 4 mi
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