Park · New Jersey
Father Glotzbach Park
Father Glotzbach Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Stony Brook Mountains stands 289 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Monsignor Owens Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.81260, -74.14125
- 9.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Monsignor Owens Park: 0.2 mi
- Packer Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverside County Park North: 0.5 mi
- Riverside County Park South: 0.7 mi
- Flora Louden Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Nutley Museum: 1.2 mi
- Meadowlands Museum: 1.9 mi
- William D. McDowell Observatory: 2.6 mi
- Meadowlands Environment Center: 2.7 mi
- Carlstadt Historic Firehouse Museum: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- The George Washington Tree: 1.5 mi
- NA Historical Marker - Eckhardt Farm: 1.8 mi
- World War I Monument: 2.0 mi
- AMVETS Carillon: 2.3 mi
- NA Historical Marker - First Steam Engine: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 1.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.6 mi
- Flamingo: 7.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 8.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.5 mi
Attractions
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 1.8 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 3.1 mi
- truck: 4.3 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park: 6.0 mi
- FlyNYON: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Branch Brook Park Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 2.8 mi
- Benson Street Garden: 3.1 mi
- Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- 1-E Landfill: 2.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.5 mi
- Mills Reservation: 4.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Major General Philip Kearny: 2.9 mi
- The Involved Student: 3.8 mi
- Tug of War: 3.8 mi
- Death of Venus: 3.9 mi
- Venus and Adonis: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 4.7 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 5.1 mi
- Eifall: 5.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.3 mi
- Garret Mountain: 6.4 mi
Cliffs
- little daddy Maginot: 4.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 4.9 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 5.0 mi
- Thor: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- The Backyard: 3.7 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 4.0 mi
- The Park: 7.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.1 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Great Falls: 7.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 8.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 8.8 mi
- The Loch: 9.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 2.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 15.7 mi
- New City Village: 19.4 mi
- Barber: 20.4 mi
- Monksville: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 21.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 8.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Father Glotzbach Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook Mountains | NW 311° | 289 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 307° | 283 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sheep Hill | WNW 298° | 276 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tourne | WNW 294° | 273 m | 17.0 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 345° | 268 m | 11.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 308° | 268 m | 15.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 310° | 263 m | 14.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 341° | 260 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 | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 5 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly48 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel40 obs
- Mallard38 obs
- Canada Goose38 obs
- American Robin33 obs
- European Starling24 obs
- Western Honey Bee24 obs
- American pokeweed23 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/357744457
Day trips start here
- Nutley · 1 mi
- Rutherford · 2 mi
- East Rutherford · 3 mi
- Gateway · 3 mi
- Passaic · 3 mi
- Clifton · 4 mi
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