- Elevation, modelled
- 76 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Watnong Mountain295.7 m · 14.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway17.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7394, -74.2518
Carter Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled 76 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivy Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Carter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 301° | 295.7 m | 14.7 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | NNW 337° | 289 m | 17.5 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NNW 335° | 289 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 334° | 283 m | 16.4 mi |
| Union Hill | WNW 300° | 277 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NNW 327° | 276 m | 14.8 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | WNW 295° | 274 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tourne | NW 321° | 273 m | 15.4 mi |
- 17.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 20.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 27.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ivy Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Grove Park: 0.5 mi
- Spiotta Park: 0.6 mi
- Founders Park: 0.6 mi
- Boyden Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 1.0 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 1.3 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 1.4 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 1.8 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
- Newark Museum: 4.2 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Curate: 3.0 mi
- The Bent: 3.8 mi
- Sculptures: 3.9 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Big Cat Country: 2.4 mi
- Australian Outback: 2.4 mi
- Amazing Asia: 2.4 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.4 mi
- African Adventure: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 2.5 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 9.3 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 10.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 11.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 12.0 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 3.0 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.0 mi
- Riker Hill: 6.3 mi
- Eifall: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
- Rosa Parks: 3.7 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 3.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.8 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 4.3 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- East Hills Park: 4.0 mi
- Prospect Park: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 5.2 mi
- West Essex Park: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- The Park: 1.3 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.7 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hemlock Falls: 2.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 2.1 mi
- Seele: 9.4 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Boonton Falls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 2.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.8 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 8.1 mi
- Barber: 14.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.2 mi
- New City Village: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 2.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Maplewood · 1 mi
- The Oranges · 2 mi
- Essex County · 3 mi
- Union · 3 mi
- Newark · 4 mi
- Short Hills · 4 mi
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