Park · New York
Clove's Tail
Clove's Tail is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Sugar Loaf stands 229 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dodgers Triangle, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61299, -74.11373
- 18.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dodgers Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Christopher J. Igneri Playground: 0.4 mi
- Deere Park: 0.6 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Terrace Playground: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Wingdale: 0.5 mi
- St. Anthony: 0.9 mi
- St. Anne: 0.9 mi
- Big Stride: 2.0 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 0.9 mi
- Emerson Hill: 1.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.5 mi
- Park Hill: 1.8 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Compost and Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 2.0 mi
- Tropical Border: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.1 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.1 mi
- Ingram Woods: 1.2 mi
- Westwood Park: 1.6 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
- The Peter Houseman House: 1.2 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 1.2 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.7 mi
- Kreuzer-Pelton House: 1.7 mi
- Chinese Scholar’s Garden: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Jurassic Park: 1.3 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 1.8 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.4 mi
- Carousel for All Children: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Granito / Smith: 1.9 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 1.9 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 2.0 mi
- Rosebank Honor Rolll: 2.2 mi
- Robert Richard Randall: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 2.7 mi
- South Beach: 3.0 mi
- Midland Beach: 3.2 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Freedom Field: 6.5 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 9.7 mi
- Palisades: 11.9 mi
- Hawk Hill: 13.3 mi
- Palisades: 15.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fallkill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.2 mi
- Hobble Falls: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.0 mi
- North Tower: 16.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 15.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 9.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Clove's Tail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 298° | 229 m | 24.7 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 300° | 217 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 297° | 215 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 303° | 180 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 334° | 179 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 321° | 175 m | 14.4 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 268° | 168 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | WNW 301° | 166 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 6 mi away.
- Porcelain Berry194 obs
- Mallard156 obs
- Wild Turkey141 obs
- American Robin104 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly96 obs
- Canada Goose94 obs
- common ivy94 obs
- white snakeroot91 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/35023689
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 3 mi
- Bayonne · 4 mi
- Elizabeth · 6 mi
- Linden · 7 mi
- Hudson County · 8 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 8 mi
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