Park · New Jersey
Hayes Park
Hayes Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Pyramid Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Down Bottom Farms, a garden 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.73288, -74.13487
- 12.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Down Bottom Farms: 0.6 mi
- Wilson Towers Courtyard: 1.1 mi
- University Square Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Riverfront Park: 0.7 mi
- Harrison Riverfront Park: 0.8 mi
- Riverbank Park: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Independence Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 1.5 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 5.1 mi
- truck: 5.2 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 5.4 mi
- Colgate Clock: 5.5 mi
Museums
- New Jersey Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Newark Museum: 2.1 mi
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- Van Wagenen House: 3.6 mi
- Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Wars of America: 1.9 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 2.1 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 2.3 mi
- Sculptures: 2.3 mi
- The Bent: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Shadow of a Face: 2.0 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 2.0 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.4 mi
- Rosa Parks: 2.4 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Audubon Park: 3.1 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 3.1 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.2 mi
- Arlington Marsh Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 2.9 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.4 mi
- Kings Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Discovery Hill: 6.6 mi
- Outlook Hill: 6.6 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 4.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.4 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Freedom Field: 4.7 mi
- The Park: 5.3 mi
- The Backyard: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Hemlock Falls: 8.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 13.7 mi
- Barber: 15.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.0 mi
- New City Village: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 8.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Hayes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 319° | 283 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 312° | 276 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tourne | NW 308° | 273 m | 20.1 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 349° | 268 m | 16.8 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 19.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 322° | 263 m | 18.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 346° | 260 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 348° | 230 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 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, 1 mi away.
- White-throated Sparrow180 obs
- Ovenbird151 obs
- Common Yellowthroat123 obs
- Northern Parula83 obs
- Black-and-white Warbler81 obs
- American Woodcock62 obs
- Rock Pigeon59 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco55 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 node/357723052
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