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Grove Park

Grove Park from directly overhead

Grove Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ramble, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
185 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.78954, -74.25126
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Ramble: 0.3 mi
  • Degnan Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Mayor James J Sheeran Park: 1.3 mi
  • O'Connor Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 1.2 mi
  • 9/11: 1.2 mi
  • 9/11: 1.2 mi
  • Michael Leo Delahunty: 1.2 mi
  • Tony Memorial Bench: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Bear Country: 2.1 mi
  • Big Cat Country: 2.1 mi
  • Birds of Prey: 2.1 mi
  • Great Plains: 2.1 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 2.1 mi
Museums
  • Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Montclair Art Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 4.0 mi
  • 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 4.9 mi
  • Nutley Museum: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 55
Cliffs: 35
  • Hawk Hill: 4.5 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 5.4 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 5.5 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • The Park: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 7.9 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • The Backyard: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hobble Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Seele: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Grove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fugawe RidgeNW 325°335 m15.3 mi
Watnong MountainWNW 288°295.7 m13.3 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNNW 332°289 m14.3 mi
Rock Pear MountainNNW 330°289 m14.7 mi
Pyramid MountainNNW 327°283 m13.4 mi
Union HillWNW 288°277 m14.8 mi
Kakeout MountainNNW 335°277 m15.3 mi
Sheep HillNW 318°276 m12.1 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 °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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin64 obs
  • White-tailed Deer55 obs
  • House Sparrow46 obs
  • Mourning Dove43 obs
  • garlic mustard43 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly40 obs
  • Blue Jay38 obs
  • Northern Cardinal35 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 node/357722787

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