- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 23.4 miles
- Mount Freedom341 m · 23.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway11.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5426, -74.3664
Franklin Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled 26 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Mundy Peterson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Franklin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NNW 332° | 341 m | 23.4 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 329° | 334 m | 22.6 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 343° | 295.7 m | 22.2 mi |
| Union Hill | NNW 340° | 277 m | 23.1 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | NNW 337° | 274 m | 22.2 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 315° | 259 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NW 315° | 251 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Paul | NW 316° | 245 m | 21.3 mi |
- 11.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 25.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Thomas Mundy Peterson Park: 0.2 mi
- Vidas Park: 0.3 mi
- Center Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Hampton Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Music of Metuchen: 0.3 mi
- Light Dispelling Darkness: 1.4 mi
- Studio Theater: 2.6 mi
- Finding a Way in This World: 3.7 mi
- Zhu's Helper: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Freedom Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Middlesex County War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Edison Memorial Tower: 2.0 mi
- Pyramid Of Iselin: 2.4 mi
- Highland Park Doughboy: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Ash Brook Reservation: 5.0 mi
- Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 6.3 mi
- Fanwood Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Sharrotts Shoreline: 6.5 mi
Museums
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park: 2.0 mi
- Sayreville Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Zimmerli Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Metlar-Bodine House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Rutgers Geology Museum: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Monster Mini Golf: 2.3 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 5.0 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 5.0 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 5.0 mi
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 4.5 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 5.0 mi
- Resurrection Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rutgers Gardens: 5.6 mi
- South River Community Garden: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Second Watchung Mountain: 10.5 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Long Hill: 11.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.6 mi
- Nook Hill: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 46
- Robinsons Beach: 7.5 mi
- Krogh Beach: 7.8 mi
- Paul's Beach: 8.0 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 8.6 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Grove 4: 4.7 mi
- Grove 3B: 4.8 mi
- Grove 3A: 4.8 mi
- Open Grove: 4.9 mi
- Grove 2: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Hill: 14.0 mi
- Palisades: 21.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 23.4 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Seele: 8.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
- Hobble Falls: 15.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
- North Tower: 22.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 5.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 5.5 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 5.5 mi
- Barber: 5.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:51 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 5 mi away.
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