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Brookdale County Park

Brookdale County Park from directly overhead

Brookdale County Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 61 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookdale Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
61 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.83483, -74.19025

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brookdale Park: 0.0 mi
  • Brookdale Park Main Meadow: 0.2 mi
  • Brookdale Park: 0.2 mi
  • Yantacaw Brook Park: 0.5 mi
  • Yanticaw Brook Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Tony Memorial Bench: 1.4 mi
  • Clifton 9-11 Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Paulison Promenade: 3.1 mi
  • US Veteran Howard Reenstra Home Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • The Old Spooky House: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Cliffs
  • little daddy Maginot: 2.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 2.1 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 2.2 mi
  • Thor: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Tug of War: 2.6 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 2.7 mi
  • Death of Venus: 2.7 mi
  • Resettlement: 2.7 mi
  • The Seeker: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Picnic sites: 29
  • Picnic and Grill: 3.4 mi
  • The Backyard: 6.3 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • The Park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Great Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Brookdale County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fugawe RidgeNW 308°335 m15.2 mi
Watnong MountainW 274°295.7 m15.9 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 314°289 m13.8 mi
Rock Pear MountainNW 312°289 m14.3 mi
Pyramid MountainNW 308°283 m13.2 mi
Millstone HillN 351°278 m15.8 mi
Kakeout MountainNW 318°277 m14.4 mi
Sheep HillWNW 298°276 m12.7 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1815:4916:33

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer89 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle87 obs
  • eastern redcedar83 obs
  • white snakeroot75 obs
  • Norway maple71 obs
  • Japanese knotweed68 obs
  • common mugwort67 obs
  • American Robin59 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357736803

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