Nature reserve · New Jersey
Mariner's Marsh Park
Mariner's Marsh Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Marsh Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.63903, -74.17395
- 18.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Arlington Marsh Park: 0.3 mi
- Forest Grove: 0.8 mi
- Graniteville Swamp Park: 1.0 mi
- Pralls Island: 2.5 mi
- Zuckermann Natural Resource Area: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground: 0.7 mi
- The Big Park: 0.7 mi
- Marciante-Millet-Jackson Park: 0.8 mi
- Todd Bowles Waterfront Sports Complex: 0.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 0.8 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 3.0 mi
- Gary Lapelusa Landscaping LLC: 3.2 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Jim Looking Back at Rosaleen: 1.6 mi
- Rosaleen Looking at Jim: 1.6 mi
- Park Avenue Tulips: 1.7 mi
- Fish: 1.7 mi
- Fish: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial to All Vietnam Veterans: 2.0 mi
- O'Neill Point: 2.7 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 2.9 mi
- Historic Stone Chimney: 3.1 mi
- Stone Mercedes 240D: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Belcher Ogden Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Bonnel House Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 2.6 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 2.7 mi
- Kreuzer-Pelton House: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 2.6 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.6 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 4.4 mi
- Jurassic Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 4.1 mi
- Emerson Hill: 4.7 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.7 mi
- Park Hill: 5.2 mi
- Fox Hills: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 6.1 mi
- Midland Beach: 6.6 mi
- South Beach: 6.6 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 6.7 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Linden Airport mini-park: 4.1 mi
- The Park: 6.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Hemlock Falls: 9.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 9.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Hawk Hill: 9.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.9 mi
- Palisades: 12.1 mi
- Palisades: 15.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- North Tower: 19.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 7.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 7.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 8.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 11.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 10.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Mariner's Marsh Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 311° | 295.7 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | N 357° | 230 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 297° | 229 m | 21.0 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 300° | 217 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 296° | 215 m | 20.2 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 293° | 204 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 303° | 180 m | 19.6 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 343° | 179 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 3 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly44 obs
- American sweetgum37 obs
- common reed35 obs
- groundsel tree33 obs
- green comet milkweed21 obs
- Canada Goose19 obs
- common mugwort18 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee17 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/33971686
Day trips start here
- Elizabeth · 2 mi
- Bayonne · 4 mi
- Linden · 4 mi
- Staten Island · 4 mi
- Rahway · 6 mi
- Union County · 6 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Mariner's Marsh Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.