Park · New Jersey
Grove Park
Grove Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 66 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Spiotta Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 66 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74619, -74.25097
- 16.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Spiotta Park: 0.4 mi
- Carter Park: 0.5 mi
- Cameron Park: 0.5 mi
- Meadowland Park: 0.5 mi
- Ivy Hill Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 1.0 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 1.2 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 1.6 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 2.2 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.3 mi
- Newark Museum: 4.2 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Curate: 3.3 mi
- The Bent: 3.8 mi
- Sculptures: 3.8 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Big Cat Country: 2.1 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.1 mi
- Australian Outback: 2.1 mi
- Amazing Asia: 2.1 mi
- African Adventure: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 2.1 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 9.0 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 10.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 11.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 11.9 mi
Peaks
- Mayapple Hill: 2.7 mi
- Nook Hill: 3.1 mi
- Stony Hill: 4.6 mi
- Riker Hill: 5.9 mi
- Eifall: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 3.7 mi
- Rosa Parks: 3.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.8 mi
- 9/11: 4.0 mi
- 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- East Hills Park: 3.7 mi
- Prospect Park: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 4.4 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 5.5 mi
- Becker Park: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- The Park: 1.7 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hemlock Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 2.0 mi
- Seele: 9.7 mi
- Great Falls: 12.3 mi
- Boonton Falls: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 2.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.3 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Barber: 14.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.6 mi
- New City Village: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 2.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Grove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 299° | 295.7 m | 14.5 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | NNW 337° | 289 m | 17.0 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NNW 335° | 289 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 333° | 283 m | 16.0 mi |
| Union Hill | WNW 298° | 277 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 326° | 276 m | 14.5 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | WNW 293° | 274 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tourne | NW 320° | 273 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 5 mi away.
- American wintergreen107 obs
- American Robin95 obs
- garlic mustard74 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel71 obs
- partridgeberry65 obs
- White-tailed Deer59 obs
- Northern Cardinal54 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly54 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/37682791
Day trips start here
- The Oranges · 1 mi
- Maplewood · 2 mi
- Essex County · 3 mi
- Newark · 4 mi
- Short Hills · 4 mi
- Union · 4 mi
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