Essex Park
Essex Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Essex Avenue Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Essex Avenue Park: 0.0 mi
- Rand Park: 0.2 mi
- Rand Park: 0.2 mi
- Woodman Field: 0.2 mi
- Erie Park: 0.3 mi
- Tony Memorial Bench: 0.3 mi
- Michael Leo Delahunty: 2.0 mi
- 9/11: 2.0 mi
- 9/11: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 2.0 mi
- Van Vleck House and Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Avis Campbell Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Benson Street Garden: 1.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 1.7 mi
- Montclair Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Nutley Museum: 2.3 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 2.7 mi
- The Yogi Berra Museum: 3.4 mi
- Hamilton House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 1.8 mi
- Mills Reservation: 2.2 mi
- Hilltop Reservation: 2.9 mi
- The Glen: 3.9 mi
- Prospect Park: 4.7 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.0 mi
- Eifall: 2.8 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 5.3 mi
- Garret Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Riker Hill: 6.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 2.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 2.9 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 3.0 mi
- Thor: 3.1 mi
- Tug of War: 3.9 mi
- Venus and Adonis: 4.0 mi
- Death of Venus: 4.0 mi
- Resettlement: 4.0 mi
- The Seeker: 4.0 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 4.2 mi
- Bear Country: 5.2 mi
- Big Cat Country: 5.2 mi
- Birds of Prey: 5.2 mi
- Great Plains: 5.3 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 4.6 mi
- Flamingo: 5.3 mi
- West Beach: 8.4 mi
- East Beach: 8.4 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 10.9 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 4.7 mi
- The Park: 6.8 mi
- The Backyard: 7.1 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Dog Run Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.4 mi
- Great Falls: 6.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 2.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.5 mi
- New City Village: 16.8 mi
- Barber: 20.2 mi
- Monksville: 21.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 6.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 13.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Essex Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fugawe Ridge | NW 313° | 335 m | 15.2 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | W 277° | 295.7 m | 15.0 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | NW 319° | 289 m | 13.8 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NW 317° | 289 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 314° | 283 m | 13.1 mi |
| Kakeout Mountain | NW 323° | 277 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | WNW 303° | 276 m | 12.4 mi |
| Tourne | WNW 298° | 273 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle77 obs
- White-tailed Deer67 obs
- white snakeroot64 obs
- eastern redcedar62 obs
- American Robin59 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly58 obs
- Norway maple55 obs
- American pokeweed51 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/39648910
Day trips start here
- Montclair · 0 mi
- Gateway · 2 mi
- Nutley · 2 mi
- Essex County · 3 mi
- Clifton · 4 mi
- The Oranges · 4 mi
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