- Elevation, modelled
- 43 m
- Tallest summit within 24.7 miles
- Watnong Mountain295.7 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway14.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5377, -74.3014
Fords Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled 43 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Howell Ave Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Fords Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 335° | 295.7 m | 23.7 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | NNW 330° | 274 m | 24.0 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 310° | 259 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NW 309° | 251 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Paul | NW 311° | 245 m | 24.1 mi |
| Blueberry Ridge | NW 323° | 243 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 324° | 229 m | 20.5 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NNW 327° | 217 m | 20.2 mi |
- 14.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 25.7 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 29.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Howell Ave Park: 0.6 mi
- Bruce A. Turcotte Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- William Warren Park: 0.8 mi
- Columbus Park: 1.0 mi
- Dalton Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Woodbridge Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.8 mi
- Middlesex County War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Pyramid Of Iselin: 2.1 mi
- Edison Memorial Tower: 2.6 mi
- George Washington: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Light Dispelling Darkness: 2.1 mi
- Music of Metuchen: 3.1 mi
- Studio Theater: 4.1 mi
- Rev John C. Drumgoole: 4.6 mi
- Carteret Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
Museums
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park: 2.7 mi
- Proprietary House: 2.9 mi
- Perth Amboy Ferry Slip: 3.0 mi
- Kearny Cottage Museum: 3.0 mi
- The Conference House: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Sharrotts Shoreline: 3.1 mi
- Mill Creek Bluebelt: 3.9 mi
- Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 4.0 mi
- Mill Creek Bluebelt: 4.2 mi
- North Mount Loretto State Forest: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- The South Pole: 3.9 mi
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 4.7 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 4.7 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 5.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly garden: 3.9 mi
- South River Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 7.0 mi
- Tamaques Garden: 7.0 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 7.5 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 10.7 mi
- Crawford Hill: 11.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 11.9 mi
- Emerson Hill: 11.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 58
- Robinsons Beach: 4.3 mi
- Krogh Beach: 4.6 mi
- Paul's Beach: 5.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 6.2 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.0 mi
- Grove 4: 7.1 mi
- Grove 3B: 7.2 mi
- Grove 3A: 7.3 mi
- Open Grove: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hawk Hill: 14.0 mi
- Palisades: 19.6 mi
- Palisades: 21.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 22.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Seele: 10.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.7 mi
- Hobble Falls: 14.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 2.4 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 17.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- North Tower: 19.2 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Power House: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 2.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 8.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 10.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Woodbridge · 2 mi
- Edison · 3 mi
- Perth Amboy · 3 mi
- Rahway · 5 mi
- Piscataway · 6 mi
- Clark · 7 mi
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