- Elevation, modelled
- 53 m
- Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
- Green Pond Mountain393 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway20.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8097, -74.3442
West Essex Park is a nature reserve in New Jersey, at a modelled 53 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sommer Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of West Essex Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | NW 316° | 393 m | 15.1 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | NNW 336° | 373 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 296° | 371 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | NNW 346° | 361 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NW 309° | 359 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNW 333° | 358 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 299° | 344 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Freedom | W 280° | 341 m | 12.4 mi |
- 20.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 20.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
- 24.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sommer Park: 0.4 mi
- Brendan P. Tevlin Fields: 0.5 mi
- Camp Hope: 1.0 mi
- Northland Park: 1.4 mi
- Town Square Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard 4: 0.7 mi
- Courtyard 2: 0.7 mi
- Courtyard 3: 0.7 mi
- Courtyard 1: 0.8 mi
- West Caldwell Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Riker Hill Art Park: 0.8 mi
- Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park: 1.0 mi
- Essex County Environmental Center: 1.2 mi
- Becker Park: 1.5 mi
- West Essex Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Riker Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 3.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.3 mi
- Nook Hill: 5.4 mi
- Horse Hill: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans' Memoiral: 1.4 mi
- War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Antique Fire Wagon: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 1.4 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 4.6 mi
- Mutual Support: 5.5 mi
- Lunch Break: 5.5 mi
- No Turning Back: 5.5 mi
Museums
- Imagine That!!!: 2.0 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 2.8 mi
- Whippany Railway Museum: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts: 5.1 mi
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Education Annex: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- Prairie Dog: 4.4 mi
- Great Plains: 4.4 mi
- Bear Country: 4.4 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 4.4 mi
- African Adventure: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 57
- Flamingo: 4.4 mi
- Island Beach: 7.5 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 9.2 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 41
- Hawk Hill: 5.2 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 7.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 7.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 5.2 mi
- The Park: 8.2 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hobble Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 5.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 7.8 mi
- Seele: 10.3 mi
- Great Falls: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Larry Doby Service Area: 8.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Feltville Historic District: 9.1 mi
- New City Village: 14.7 mi
- Barber: 19.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.4 mi
- Monksville: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 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.
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- Short Hills · 4 mi
- Chatham · 5 mi
- Essex County · 5 mi
- Madison · 5 mi
- Parsippany · 5 mi
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