Big Brook Park
Big Brook Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Vandengurg Soccer Complex, a park 0.8 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 16 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 37 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Vandengurg Soccer Complex: 0.8 mi
- Big Brook Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Wickatunk Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Duchess Court Park: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Brook Park: 3.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Boulder Monument: 3.1 mi
- September 11 Monument: 3.2 mi
- Obelisk Monument: 3.3 mi
- Radio Astronomy: 4.4 mi
- Marlboro Recreation Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- Durand Park Memorial Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Native Short Grass Mixture Panel: 3.2 mi
- Northern Wildflower Mixture Panel: 3.2 mi
- Native Grass Mixture Panel: 3.2 mi
- Longstreet Farm Vistior Center & Farm Entrance: 3.8 mi
- Holmes Hendrickson House: 4.1 mi
- Craig House: 5.0 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 5.0 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 5.0 mi
- Karl Jansky Monument: 4.4 mi
- Eagles: 6.5 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial Spiral: 7.9 mi
- Raritan Rocket: 8.1 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 8.3 mi
- Holmdel Horn Antenna: 5.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 11.8 mi
- The South Pole: 11.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 11.9 mi
- Tatum Park: 6.2 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 8.0 mi
- Mannino Park: 8.1 mi
- Keystone Park: 9.1 mi
- Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Cliffwood Beach: 8.6 mi
- Seidler's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Seidler Beach: 8.9 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 9.1 mi
- Stone Hill: 3.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sugar Loaf Hill: 4.4 mi
- Crawford Hill: 5.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 5.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 8.0 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Grove 4: 15.0 mi
- Power House: 13.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 13.8 mi
- North Tower: 13.8 mi
- South Tower: 13.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 23.5 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 23.5 mi
- Barber: 14.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Brook Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | NNE 18° | 125 m | 19.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNE 28° | 120 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 237° | 110 m | 11.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 33° | 106 m | 5.6 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | WNW 290° | 92 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 279° | 92 m | 22.8 mi |
| First Watchung Mountain | NW 315° | 83 m | 24.8 mi |
| Beacon Hill | N 6° | 82 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freehold-marlboro, 1 mi away.
- common milkweed27 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage25 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing21 obs
- mile-a-minute weed19 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly15 obs
- garlic mustard14 obs
- Green Frog14 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty14 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/755787172
Day trips start here
- Freehold · 5 mi
- Englishtown · 7 mi
- Old Bridge · 7 mi
- Keansburg · 10 mi
- Manalapan · 10 mi
- East Brunswick · 12 mi
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