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Brandes Field Playground

Brandes Field Playground from directly overhead

Brandes Field Playground is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 45 m. Carris Hill stands 341 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Main & Hine Street Triangle, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
45 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.89682, -74.16788

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Speert Green: 3.7 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
Cliffs
  • Thor: 3.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 3.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic and Grill: 2.1 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Great Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Brandes Field Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carris HillNW 322°341 m13.7 mi
High MountainNNW 345°337 m13.7 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 291°335 m14.1 mi
Drag HillN 351°323 m14.1 mi
Rocky MountainN 350°322 m13.7 mi
Torne MountainNW 316°305 m13.6 mi
Twin HillNNW 346°304 m12.6 mi
Wyanokie High PointNW 324°293 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 3 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer119 obs
  • azure bluet81 obs
  • Japanese barberry67 obs
  • wineberry63 obs
  • white snakeroot63 obs
  • Canada Goose57 obs
  • American Robin47 obs
  • common milkweed47 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357743389

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