Nature reserve · New York
Westwood Park
Westwood Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 35 m. Sugar Loaf stands 229 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ingram Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 35 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.60603, -74.14185
- 19.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ingram Woods: 0.3 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.3 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.6 mi
- Decker Farm: 1.7 mi
- Egbertville Ravine: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 0.4 mi
- Historic Stone Chimney: 0.9 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 2.4 mi
- Carriage Manufactory: 2.4 mi
- First County Jail: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Gaeta Park: 0.5 mi
- Willowbrook Park: 0.9 mi
- Westerleigh Park: 1.0 mi
- Christopher J. Igneri Playground: 1.2 mi
- Northerleigh Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Big Stride: 0.5 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 01: 0.7 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 0.7 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 12: 0.7 mi
- Compost-Twin: 0.8 mi
Museums
- The Peter Houseman House: 0.8 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 1.8 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 2.1 mi
- Transportation Museum: 2.4 mi
- Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- New York City Farm Colony: 0.8 mi
- Carousel for All Children: 0.9 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 1.7 mi
- Jurassic Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 1.5 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.0 mi
- Park Hill: 3.4 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 1.9 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 2.1 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 2.2 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Midland Beach: 3.8 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.0 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 4.1 mi
- South Beach: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Linden Airport mini-park: 5.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 7.6 mi
- The Park: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Hawk Hill: 12.6 mi
- Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Palisades: 16.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
- North Tower: 16.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 7.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 7.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 8.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Westwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 300° | 229 m | 23.6 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 303° | 217 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 299° | 215 m | 22.8 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 296° | 204 m | 23.6 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 306° | 180 m | 22.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 340° | 179 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 326° | 175 m | 13.9 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 270° | 168 m | 21.4 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 | 19:50 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage252 obs
- American Robin248 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander227 obs
- Mallard196 obs
- garlic mustard194 obs
- American sweetgum157 obs
- Asian bittersweet138 obs
- northern spicebush136 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/34966303
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 2 mi
- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- Linden · 6 mi
- Rahway · 7 mi
- Union County · 8 mi
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