- Elevation, modelled
- 50 m
- Tallest summit within 21.6 miles
- Mount Freedom341 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway14.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6574, -74.3933
Greenside Playground is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled 50 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Forest Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
- Operated by
- Township of Scotch Plains
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Greenside Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NW 323° | 341 m | 15.9 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NW 319° | 334 m | 15.3 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 339° | 295.7 m | 14.2 mi |
| Seward Hill | WNW 301° | 289 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hell Mountain | W 276° | 288 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NW 307° | 287 m | 18.9 mi |
| Randall Hill | NW 326° | 283 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | N 1° | 283 m | 20.4 mi |
- 14.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 25.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 29.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Green Forest Park: 0.3 mi
- Brunner Park: 0.8 mi
- Jerseyland Park: 1.0 mi
- Fanwood Borough Hall Lawn: 1.0 mi
- Fanwood Borough Hall Basin: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Scotch Plains Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.5 mi
- Old Mill Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Drake Farm House (#5a): 1.2 mi
- Drake Farm Barn (#5b): 1.2 mi
- Feltville Mill Site (#3): 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Fanwood Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- Ash Brook Reservation: 3.7 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 4.3 mi
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 4.9 mi
- Glenhurst Meadows: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Littel-Lord Farmstead: 1.9 mi
- Deacon Andrew Hetfield House: 2.1 mi
- Trailside Nature and Science Center: 2.1 mi
- Miller-Cory House Museum: 2.3 mi
- New Providence Historical Society: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Color Field Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 3.2 mi
- Louie: 4.5 mi
- Curate: 6.5 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 7.9 mi
Gardens
- Tamaques Garden: 3.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 3.7 mi
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 5.3 mi
- Habitat: 5.9 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 3.7 mi
- Nook Hill: 7.0 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mount Kemble: 10.1 mi
Attractions
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 8.8 mi
- African Adventure: 9.6 mi
- Amazing Asia: 9.6 mi
- Australian Outback: 9.6 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 43
- Flamingo: 9.6 mi
- Robinsons Beach: 13.6 mi
- Krogh Beach: 13.8 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 14.7 mi
- Annadale Beach: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.4 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Seele: 0.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 8.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 8.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Hill: 7.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 9.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.9 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Feltville Historic District: 1.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 10.6 mi
- Barber: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 8.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cranford, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Scotch Plains · 0 mi
- Clark · 4 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 5 mi
- Union County · 5 mi
- Chatham · 6 mi
- Long Hill · 6 mi
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