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Dahnert's Lake County Park

Dahnert's Lake County Park from directly overhead

Dahnert's Lake County Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. High Mountain stands 337 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Garfield Police Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

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Coordinates40.88031, -74.10223

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Garfield Police Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Neil McCarthy Memorial Tennis Courts: 1.7 mi
  • Minit Mart Bus Stop: 1.8 mi
  • Hasbrouck Heights Town Hall Clock: 1.8 mi
  • Boro of Hasbrouck Heights Sign: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Belmont Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Saint Mother Teresa Park: 0.4 mi
  • Belmont Hill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jet Age Park: 1.0 mi
  • Frank Belli Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Saint Mother Teresa: 0.4 mi
  • Buccaneer: 3.2 mi
  • Sprite Habitat: 3.2 mi
  • The Involved Student: 3.2 mi
  • Something's Afoot: 3.2 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Leonia Library Reading Garden: 6.1 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Thor: 5.6 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 5.6 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 5.7 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 32
  • Picnic and Grill: 2.4 mi
  • The Backyard: 4.5 mi
  • Area C: 4.8 mi
  • Area B: 4.8 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.5 mi
  • The Loch: 9.5 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 334°337 m16.0 mi
Drag HillNNW 340°323 m16.0 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 338°322 m15.7 mi
Twin HillNNW 334°304 m14.8 mi
Stony Brook MountainsWNW 294°289 m15.9 mi
Pyramid MountainWNW 289°283 m15.8 mi
Stag Hill/Houvenkopf MountainNNW 346°282 m16.0 mi
Matty Price HillNNW 338°279 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel65 obs
  • Canada Goose55 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly31 obs
  • White-tailed Deer29 obs
  • Mourning Dove24 obs
  • House Sparrow23 obs
  • European Starling23 obs
  • American Robin21 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 way/307020867

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