Park · New Jersey
Brookside Park
Brookside Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. Stony Brook Mountains stands 289 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pulaski Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 40 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.81149, -74.19265
- 12.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pulaski Park: 0.3 mi
- Lions Gate Park: 0.4 mi
- Foley Field: 0.6 mi
- Green Acres Park: 0.6 mi
- Clay Field: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Benson Street Garden: 0.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 0.9 mi
- Avis Campbell Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Freeman Gardens: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Tony Memorial Bench: 1.3 mi
- Michael Leo Delahunty: 2.4 mi
- 9/11: 2.4 mi
- 9/11: 2.5 mi
- 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Nutley Museum: 1.6 mi
- Montclair Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 2.2 mi
- Hamilton House Museum: 3.9 mi
- The Yogi Berra Museum: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Mills Reservation: 3.0 mi
- Hilltop Reservation: 3.9 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 4.5 mi
- The Glen: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Stony Hill: 2.7 mi
- Eifall: 3.6 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.7 mi
- Garret Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.6 mi
Cliffs
- little daddy Maginot: 3.5 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.6 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 3.7 mi
- Thor: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Major General Philip Kearny: 3.7 mi
- Tug of War: 4.1 mi
- Venus and Adonis: 4.1 mi
- Death of Venus: 4.1 mi
- The Involved Student: 4.1 mi
Beaches
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 4.0 mi
- Flamingo: 5.5 mi
- East Beach: 9.3 mi
- West Beach: 9.3 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 9.9 mi
Attractions
- Brighton Asylum: 4.1 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 4.5 mi
- Bear Country: 5.4 mi
- Big Cat Country: 5.4 mi
- Birds of Prey: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Picnic and Grill: 4.8 mi
- The Backyard: 6.4 mi
- The Park: 6.4 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Dog Run Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Hobble Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.6 mi
- Great Falls: 7.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 2.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 13.6 mi
- New City Village: 17.8 mi
- Barber: 19.7 mi
- Monksville: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 6.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Brookside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook Mountains | NW 319° | 289 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NW 317° | 289 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 314° | 283 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kakeout Mountain | NW 322° | 277 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 304° | 276 m | 13.4 mi |
| Tourne | WNW 299° | 273 m | 14.6 mi |
| High Mountain | N 358° | 268 m | 11.0 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 315° | 268 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly59 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel42 obs
- American pokeweed42 obs
- American Robin36 obs
- Norway maple36 obs
- Eastern Cottontail29 obs
- Amur honeysuckle29 obs
- Western Honey Bee28 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 node/357744453
Day trips start here
- Gateway · 1 mi
- Montclair · 1 mi
- Nutley · 2 mi
- Essex County · 3 mi
- Clifton · 4 mi
- The Oranges · 4 mi
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