Park · New Jersey
Branch Brook Park
Branch Brook Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Pyramid Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Althea Gibson Statue, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77410, -74.17502
- 12.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.7 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Althea Gibson Statue: 0.3 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 2.1 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 2.1 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 2.1 mi
- NA Historical Marker - First Steam Engine: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Bloomfield Park: 0.5 mi
- Phillips Park: 0.6 mi
- Milbank Park: 0.7 mi
- Coomon Threads Park: 0.8 mi
- Broadway Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Branch Brook Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- A Healing Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 1.9 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 2.1 mi
- University Square Courtyard: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Major General Philip Kearny: 1.5 mi
- The Bent: 2.2 mi
- Sculptures: 2.3 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 2.3 mi
- Wars of America: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Newark Museum: 2.1 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Nutley Museum: 3.1 mi
- William D. McDowell Observatory: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- 1-E Landfill: 2.9 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 4.1 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.2 mi
- Mills Reservation: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 4.3 mi
- FlyNYON: 4.9 mi
- Big Cat Country: 5.4 mi
- Birds of Prey: 5.5 mi
- Bear Country: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Stony Hill: 4.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.6 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.9 mi
- Eifall: 6.4 mi
Beaches
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 4.8 mi
- Flamingo: 5.5 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 7.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 8.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- The Park: 4.6 mi
- The Backyard: 6.3 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 6.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hobble Falls: 6.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.2 mi
- Great Falls: 9.9 mi
- The Loch: 11.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
- little daddy Maginot: 6.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 6.3 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 6.5 mi
- Thor: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 4.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 12.8 mi
- Barber: 17.4 mi
- New City Village: 20.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 6.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Branch Brook Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 318° | 283 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 310° | 276 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tourne | NW 305° | 273 m | 16.7 mi |
| High Mountain | N 355° | 268 m | 13.6 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 319° | 268 m | 15.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 322° | 263 m | 15.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 351° | 260 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | N 355° | 230 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel149 obs
- Canada Goose123 obs
- American pokeweed93 obs
- Mallard92 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly88 obs
- House Sparrow75 obs
- American Robin70 obs
- Groundhog60 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/411817733
Day trips start here
- Gateway · 2 mi
- Harrison · 2 mi
- Newark · 3 mi
- Nutley · 3 mi
- The Oranges · 3 mi
- Essex County · 4 mi
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