Park · New Jersey
82nd Street Park
82nd Street Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Allen Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 40 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.80688, -74.01318
- 4.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Robert Allen Field: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park of Fairview: 0.7 mi
- North Hudson Park: 0.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Park: 0.9 mi
- Washington Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- James J. Braddock Statue: 1.0 mi
- Jacobo Villano Pardo: 2.0 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 2.1 mi
- Carrere Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Firemen's Memorial: 2.2 mi
Cliffs
- Palisades: 1.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.5 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Millridge Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lotus Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers Garden: 2.4 mi
- West Side Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Joan of Arc Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Straus Monument: 2.4 mi
- Hammer Boy: 2.4 mi
- Samuel J. Tilden Statue: 2.4 mi
- Welcome To Secaucus: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Nicholas Roerich Museum: 2.3 mi
- Children's Museum of Manhattan: 2.4 mi
- Secaucus Town Museum: 2.5 mi
- Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation: 2.7 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Summit Rock: 2.8 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Great Hill: 2.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 3.0 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 2.8 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 2.8 mi
- Royal Caribbean/Norweigan Cruise Pier: 2.9 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 2.9 mi
- USS Intrepid: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.1 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- The Backyard: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.7 mi
- Street Seats: 5.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Loch: 2.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.3 mi
- The Falls: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 1.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Feltville Historic District: 21.4 mi
- Barber: 23.0 mi
- New City Village: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 15.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of 82nd Street Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 14.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 299° | 263 m | 20.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 318° | 260 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 14.6 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 19.7 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 321° | 219 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 15° | 208 m | 17.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 317° | 185 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose78 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly75 obs
- Mallard71 obs
- Rock Pigeon62 obs
- House Sparrow62 obs
- Ring-billed Gull48 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird48 obs
- Pond Slider45 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/581024270
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- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 3 mi
- Secaucus · 3 mi
- Union City · 3 mi
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