Park · New Jersey
Edison Recreation Center
Edison Recreation Center is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Valley Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71096, -74.34579
- 18.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 26.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Park: 0.4 mi
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 3.9 mi
- West Essex Park: 4.8 mi
- Fenske Property (Chatham Twp Open Space): 4.9 mi
- West Essex Park: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Briant Park: 0.6 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 0.6 mi
- Village Green Recreational Area: 0.7 mi
- Village Green Public Art: 0.7 mi
- Village Green Memorial Day Statue: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Louie: 0.7 mi
- Curate: 2.3 mi
- Color Field Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 3.2 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 3.8 mi
Gardens
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 1.1 mi
- Habitat: 1.6 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Tamaques Garden: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Summit Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Trailside Nature and Science Center: 2.3 mi
- Deacon Andrew Hetfield House: 2.7 mi
- New Providence Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Miller-Cory House Museum: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Girl Scout Cabin (#10): 2.1 mi
- September 11th Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Lake Surprise Boathouse (#11): 2.3 mi
- Lake Surprise Bathhouse (#12): 2.3 mi
- Badgley House (#13): 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 2.6 mi
- Long Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.2 mi
- Riker Hill: 7.0 mi
- Stony Hill: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 5.1 mi
- Amazing Asia: 5.2 mi
- Australian Outback: 5.2 mi
- Prairie Dog: 5.2 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 52
- Flamingo: 5.2 mi
- Island Beach: 13.3 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 14.3 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- The Park: 5.9 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hemlock Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 4.1 mi
- Seele: 4.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.1 mi
- Boonton Falls: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Hawk Hill: 2.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.6 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Barber: 13.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.0 mi
- New City Village: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Edison Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NW 306° | 341 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NNW 348° | 335 m | 18.4 mi |
| Calais Mountain | WNW 302° | 334 m | 14.8 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NW 321° | 295.7 m | 12.3 mi |
| Seward Hill | WNW 287° | 289 m | 18.1 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | N 354° | 289 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | N 352° | 289 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WNW 294° | 287 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 2 mi away.
- American wintergreen59 obs
- Green Frog51 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail47 obs
- American beech45 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly45 obs
- White-tailed Deer42 obs
- common mugwort38 obs
- American tuliptree35 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/4331231251
Day trips start here
- Summit · 2 mi
- Chatham · 3 mi
- Short Hills · 3 mi
- Maplewood · 4 mi
- Scotch Plains · 4 mi
- Union · 4 mi
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