- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- Watnong Mountain295.7 m · 23.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway21.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5973, -74.1945
Neck Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 1 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Neck Creek Bluebelt, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Neck Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 318° | 295.7 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mine Mountain | WNW 292° | 251 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 305° | 229 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NW 308° | 217 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NW 305° | 215 m | 20.7 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 301° | 204 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 312° | 180 m | 20.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | N 350° | 179 m | 15.1 mi |
- 21.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 21.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 23.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Neck Creek Bluebelt: 0.2 mi
- Meredith Woods: 0.4 mi
- Zuckermann Natural Resource Area: 0.6 mi
- Pralls Island: 0.8 mi
- Island of Meadows: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Independence Park: 0.5 mi
- Schmul Park: 0.6 mi
- Rooftop Farm: 0.9 mi
- Nansen Park: 1.1 mi
- New Springville Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 0.7 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 2.9 mi
- Butterfly garden: 3.7 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 3.9 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Girl Power: 0.9 mi
- Grace: 0.9 mi
- Valley of the Sunrise: 0.9 mi
- Park Avenue Tulips: 1.5 mi
- Rosaleen Looking at Jim: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 1.9 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.0 mi
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 3.0 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 3.0 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- 911 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Historic Stone Chimney: 2.1 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 2.4 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 3.0 mi
- First County Jail: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Transportation Museum: 3.2 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 3.3 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Ground Historical Society: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 4.2 mi
- Emerson Hill: 5.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.8 mi
- Park Hill: 6.2 mi
- Fox Hills: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Annadale Beach: 5.1 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 5.4 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 5.6 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Linden Airport mini-park: 2.9 mi
- The Park: 9.1 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.9 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Hill: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 12.8 mi
- Palisades: 15.0 mi
- Palisades: 18.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hemlock Falls: 11.7 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.7 mi
- Seele: 12.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 12.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
- North Tower: 17.7 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 4.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 4.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 5.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 11.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 12.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 25.0 mi
| 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 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 6 mi away.
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