Park · New Jersey
Elizabeth River Parkway
Elizabeth River Parkway is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightning Brook Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70317, -74.24987
- 18.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lightning Brook Park: 0.1 mi
- Sichel Park: 0.5 mi
- Elizabeth River Park: 0.8 mi
- Garden State Chancellor Park: 0.9 mi
- Kawameeh Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Fearless Girl Statue: 1.7 mi
- One Man's Search: 1.9 mi
- Enough: 1.9 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 2.4 mi
- Curate: 3.3 mi
Museums
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 1.8 mi
- Liberty Hall Museum: 2.2 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 2.7 mi
- Bonnel House Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Belcher Ogden Mansion: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection Garden: 1.9 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 2.7 mi
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 3.0 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Lamonaco Perry Memorial: 2.9 mi
- September 11 Memorial Monument: 4.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.3 mi
- Rosa Parks: 4.3 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 7.5 mi
- Riker Hill: 8.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 4.7 mi
- Amazing Asia: 4.7 mi
- Australian Outback: 4.7 mi
- Big Cat Country: 4.7 mi
- Birds of Prey: 4.7 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 4.7 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 9.6 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 11.1 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 11.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Park: 4.8 mi
- Arlington Marsh Park: 5.7 mi
- Mariner's Marsh Park: 6.0 mi
- East Hills Park: 6.2 mi
- Forest Grove: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- The Park: 1.7 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.2 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Hemlock Falls: 3.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 3.9 mi
- Seele: 8.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Hawk Hill: 3.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 11.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Barber: 11.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.3 mi
- New City Village: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Elizabeth River Parkway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 308° | 295.7 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 337° | 283 m | 18.7 mi |
| Union Hill | NW 307° | 277 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NNW 331° | 276 m | 17.0 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | WNW 302° | 274 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tourne | NW 326° | 273 m | 17.5 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 339° | 268 m | 18.2 mi |
| High Mountain | N 8° | 268 m | 18.7 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 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 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, 5 mi away.
- common mugwort120 obs
- white clover93 obs
- white snakeroot80 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel79 obs
- ground-ivy75 obs
- greater plantain69 obs
- White-tailed Deer63 obs
- low smartweed61 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/357721236
Day trips start here
- Union · 1 mi
- Maplewood · 2 mi
- Elizabeth · 4 mi
- The Oranges · 4 mi
- Union County · 4 mi
- Clark · 5 mi
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