Clayton Park
Clayton Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Sourland Mountain stands 171 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospertown Lake Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.9 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 22 mi
- South Overlook · 26 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospertown Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Catering Picnic Grove: 3.5 mi
- Millstone Park: 3.7 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 4.3 mi
- Dr. Farmers Park: 4.5 mi
- Congo Rapids: 3.5 mi
- Nitro: 3.5 mi
- Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth: 3.5 mi
- Batman The Ride: 3.5 mi
- The Falls: 3.5 mi
- New Jersey Fire Museum & Firefighters Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Chesterfield Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Civil War & Native American Museum: 9.9 mi
- John Abbot II House: 9.9 mi
- Cranbury Barn Park: 10.3 mi
- Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 4.6 mi
- Garden State: 12.5 mi
- Memory: 12.5 mi
- Arch II: 12.5 mi
- The Nine Muses: 12.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Thomas Roy Grover Memorial: 9.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.4 mi
- John Rogers House: 10.6 mi
- Chou, Liao, and Lin Family Open Space Monument: 11.6 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 10.9 mi
- Reinhardt Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 14.5 mi
- Central Park: 15.1 mi
- Galapagos Turtles: 3.7 mi
- Acer Courtyard: 12.5 mi
- Water Garden: 12.5 mi
- Fairgrounds Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Plainsboro community gardens: 13.3 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 6.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.3 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 13.4 mi
- Fairless Landfill: 13.8 mi
- Catering Area: 4.2 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 10.8 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Alumni Grove: 16.4 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 11.1 mi
- Windward Beach: 21.8 mi
- Beachwood Beach: 22.5 mi
- Money Island Beach: 23.0 mi
- GICA Beach: 23.1 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 6.8 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 6.8 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Ong's Hat: 18.0 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.7 mi
- Gold Run: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clayton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourland Mountain | NNW 332° | 171 m | 24.5 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | WNW 302° | 146 m | 22.9 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | WNW 299° | 143 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pheasant Hill | NW 326° | 134 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Canoe | WNW 303° | 128 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Rose | NW 322° | 126 m | 18.6 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NE 46° | 120 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pennington Mountain | NW 311° | 116 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 8 mi away.
- rue anemone47 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage39 obs
- striped wintergreen36 obs
- American wintergreen35 obs
- mayapple34 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty30 obs
- wood anemone28 obs
- Canada mayflower25 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13291454011
Day trips start here
- Allentown · 4 mi
- Robbinsville · 7 mi
- Hightstown · 8 mi
- Jackson Township · 9 mi
- Manalapan · 9 mi
- Bordentown · 11 mi
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