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Glenfield Park

Glenfield Park from directly overhead

Glenfield Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurrell Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80398, -74.21078

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hurrell Field: 0.3 mi
  • Clay Field: 0.3 mi
  • The Glen: 0.3 mi
  • The Glen: 0.5 mi
  • Lackawanna Plaza: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
  • Tony Memorial Bench: 1.3 mi
  • Michael Leo Delahunty: 1.4 mi
  • 9/11: 1.4 mi
  • 9/11: 1.4 mi
  • 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • little daddy Maginot: 3.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 4.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 4.2 mi
  • Thor: 4.3 mi
Artworks
  • Major General Philip Kearny: 4.0 mi
  • The Bent: 4.6 mi
  • Sculptures: 4.6 mi
  • Rutgers Arch: 4.7 mi
  • Seated Lincoln: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Bear Country: 4.3 mi
  • Big Cat Country: 4.4 mi
  • Birds of Prey: 4.4 mi
  • Great Plains: 4.4 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 4.4 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 35
  • The Park: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 5.8 mi
  • The Backyard: 7.4 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hobble Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Glenfield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fugawe RidgeNW 317°335 m15.9 mi
Watnong MountainWNW 282°295.7 m15.1 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 323°289 m14.6 mi
Rock Pear MountainNW 321°289 m15.1 mi
Pyramid MountainNW 318°283 m13.9 mi
Kakeout MountainNW 326°277 m15.4 mi
Sheep HillNW 308°276 m13.0 mi
TourneWNW 302°273 m14.0 mi

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 solstice07:1815:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.62.94.24.14.04.64.84.54.54.33.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly68 obs
  • White-tailed Deer51 obs
  • Norway maple51 obs
  • American Robin41 obs
  • House Sparrow40 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel39 obs
  • American pokeweed39 obs
  • garlic mustard39 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/39647716

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