Park · New York
Elm Park
Elm Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Mount Cecchino stands 230 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Egbert Triangle, a park 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Elm Park Community Club
How to reach it
Coordinates40.63386, -74.14400
- 17.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Egbert Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Faber Park: 0.6 mi
- Markham Playground: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
- Levy Playground: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial to All Vietnam Veterans: 0.9 mi
- O'Neill Point: 1.7 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 2.2 mi
- Robert Richard Randall: 2.3 mi
- Randall’s Grave: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 1.0 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 2.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 2.2 mi
- White Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums
- The Scott-Edwards House: 1.1 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 1.3 mi
- Kreuzer-Pelton House: 1.8 mi
- Chinese Scholar’s Garden: 2.2 mi
- World Trade Center Educational Tribute: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Mariner's Marsh Park: 1.6 mi
- Forest Grove: 1.6 mi
- Graniteville Swamp Park: 1.7 mi
- Arlington Marsh Park: 1.7 mi
- Ingram Woods: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Jim Looking Back at Rosaleen: 2.0 mi
- Rosaleen Looking at Jim: 2.0 mi
- Park Avenue Tulips: 2.1 mi
- Anchor: 2.2 mi
- Icon II: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 2.2 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 2.7 mi
- Jurassic Park: 3.3 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 2.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.1 mi
- Park Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.7 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 4.5 mi
- South Beach: 5.1 mi
- Midland Beach: 5.3 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 5.6 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Linden Airport mini-park: 5.5 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.2 mi
- The Park: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Hawk Hill: 11.2 mi
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Fallkill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.0 mi
- North Tower: 18.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 9.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 11.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Elm Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cecchino | N 353° | 230 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 296° | 229 m | 22.6 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 299° | 217 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 295° | 215 m | 21.8 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 292° | 204 m | 22.7 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 302° | 180 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 337° | 179 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 322° | 175 m | 12.2 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 | 20:32 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly72 obs
- white snakeroot66 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel62 obs
- Porcelain Berry54 obs
- Mallard53 obs
- Canada Goose51 obs
- garlic mustard49 obs
- Wild Turkey48 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 way/1255723785
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Elizabeth · 4 mi
- Staten Island · 4 mi
- Linden · 5 mi
- Hudson County · 7 mi
- Newark · 7 mi
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