Park · New Jersey
Brightwood Park
Brightwood Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 67 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerseyland Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 67 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Westfield N.J.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.66196, -74.37189
- 15.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jerseyland Park: 0.6 mi
- Brunner Park: 0.7 mi
- Clark Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Green Forest Park: 1.1 mi
- Greenside Playground: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Deacon Andrew Hetfield House: 1.0 mi
- Miller-Cory House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Trailside Nature and Science Center: 1.5 mi
- Littel-Lord Farmstead: 2.9 mi
- New Providence Historical Society: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Westfield World War II Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Westfield World War I Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Westfield Vietnam War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Westfield 9/11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Feltville Mill Site (#3): 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Fanwood Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 3.4 mi
- Ash Brook Reservation: 3.5 mi
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 5.1 mi
- Fenske Property (Chatham Twp Open Space): 6.2 mi
Gardens
- Tamaques Garden: 2.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 4.4 mi
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 4.6 mi
- Habitat: 5.2 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- Color Field Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 3.3 mi
- Louie: 3.8 mi
- Curate: 5.5 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 6.9 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 4.3 mi
- Nook Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 8.8 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Riker Hill: 10.6 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 8.6 mi
- Amazing Asia: 8.7 mi
- Australian Outback: 8.7 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 8.7 mi
- Prairie Dog: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 45
- Flamingo: 8.7 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 13.3 mi
- Krogh Beach: 13.4 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 14.0 mi
- Annadale Beach: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.5 mi
- The Park: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Seele: 1.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 7.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 7.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Hill: 6.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 16.2 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 16.3 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 9.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 9.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Barber: 10.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 11.4 mi
- New City Village: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 18.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 7.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Brightwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NW 319° | 341 m | 16.4 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NW 315° | 334 m | 15.8 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 334° | 295.7 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seward Hill | WNW 299° | 289 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NW 304° | 287 m | 19.7 mi |
| Randall Hill | NW 323° | 283 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | N 357° | 283 m | 20.1 mi |
| Union Hill | NNW 330° | 277 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cranford, 3 mi away.
- multiflora rose163 obs
- wineberry159 obs
- common mugwort156 obs
- American wintergreen143 obs
- garlic mustard133 obs
- American beech131 obs
- Christmas fern130 obs
- Japanese honeysuckle128 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/39641670
Day trips start here
- Scotch Plains · 1 mi
- Clark · 4 mi
- Union County · 4 mi
- Chatham · 5 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 6 mi
- Long Hill · 6 mi
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