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Frank D. Zaccaria Memorial Park

Frank D. Zaccaria Memorial Park from directly overhead

Frank D. Zaccaria Memorial Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Place Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates40.89303, -74.18826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rose Place Park: 0.2 mi
  • Diane Grimes Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Morris Canal Greenway: 0.6 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dowling Gardens: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Cliffs
  • Thor: 2.1 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 2.2 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 2.4 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 2.4 mi
Gardens
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Speert Green: 3.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 3.1 mi
  • Brighton Asylum: 3.4 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 5.3 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 5.8 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 60
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic and Grill: 2.7 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Great Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Frank D. Zaccaria Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW 323°378 m14.4 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 327°360 m14.5 mi
Carris HillNW 326°341 m13.3 mi
High MountainN 350°337 m13.7 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 294°335 m13.2 mi
Drag HillN 356°323 m14.2 mi
Rocky MountainN 354°322 m13.8 mi
Windbeam MountainNNW 336°317 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer131 obs
  • azure bluet81 obs
  • Japanese barberry66 obs
  • wineberry66 obs
  • Monarch62 obs
  • white snakeroot61 obs
  • American Robin59 obs
  • Canada Goose56 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/275266988

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