Park · New Jersey
Elsworth Park
Elsworth Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 61 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Weehawken Reservoir Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 61 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.76660, -74.03088
- 7.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Weehawken Reservoir Park: 0.2 mi
- 24th Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- Webster School Park: 0.3 mi
- Gregory Park: 0.3 mi
- 17th St. Playground: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- American War Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- William Tylee Ranney: 0.5 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.8 mi
- Weehawken Memorial World War: 0.9 mi
- Weehawken 9/11 Memorial: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Celia Cruz: 0.4 mi
- Wave: 1.1 mi
- American Spread Wing Eagle: 1.6 mi
- Torch Bearers: 1.6 mi
- Structural Steel Teaching Aid: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 0.5 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 3.4 mi
- Summit Rock: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 1.7 mi
- Gagosian: 1.8 mi
- National Academy of Design: 1.8 mi
- Hoboken Fire Department Museum: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.0 mi
Attractions
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.5 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 1.5 mi
- Circle Line: 1.6 mi
- USS Intrepid: 1.6 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Riverside Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Alice's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- The Backyard: 4.2 mi
- Street Seats: 4.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 0.6 mi
- Palisades: 1.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Palisades: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- The Loch: 4.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 13.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 19.5 mi
- Barber: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Elsworth Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 328° | 268 m | 16.6 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 305° | 268 m | 21.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 307° | 263 m | 21.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 327° | 260 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 327° | 230 m | 16.3 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 336° | 224 m | 21.8 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NNW 327° | 219 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 16° | 208 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 3 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly366 obs
- Rock Pigeon268 obs
- Canada Goose250 obs
- Western Honey Bee190 obs
- Monarch160 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee151 obs
- House Sparrow140 obs
- European Starling132 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/27459148
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- Union City · 0 mi
- Hoboken · 1 mi
- Weehawken · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 2 mi
- Secaucus · 2 mi
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