Park · New Jersey
Henshaw Playground
Henshaw Playground is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 35 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 35 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70788, -74.32348
- 19.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ruby Park: 0.4 mi
- Springfield Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Charles Cohn Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Patriot Park: 0.5 mi
- Meisel Avenue Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 5.1 mi
- West Essex Park: 5.2 mi
- East Hills Park: 5.5 mi
- West Essex Park: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Millburn Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 1.9 mi
- Habitat: 2.0 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Tamaques Garden: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Curate: 1.4 mi
- Louie: 1.9 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 2.9 mi
- Color Field Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- September 11th Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Girl Scout Cabin (#10): 2.9 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Lake Surprise Boathouse (#11): 3.1 mi
- Lake Surprise Bathhouse (#12): 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 4.9 mi
- Long Hill: 6.0 mi
- Riker Hill: 7.1 mi
- Stony Hill: 8.3 mi
Museums
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 2.7 mi
- Summit Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 3.0 mi
- Deacon Andrew Hetfield House: 3.0 mi
- Trailside Nature and Science Center: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 4.6 mi
- Amazing Asia: 4.6 mi
- Australian Outback: 4.7 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 4.7 mi
- Prairie Dog: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 54
- Flamingo: 4.7 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 13.5 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 13.6 mi
- Island Beach: 14.0 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- The Park: 4.8 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hemlock Falls: 3.5 mi
- Hobble Falls: 3.5 mi
- Seele: 5.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 14.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Hawk Hill: 2.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.3 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Barber: 12.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.3 mi
- New City Village: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 3.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Henshaw Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NW 305° | 341 m | 16.1 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NNW 344° | 335 m | 18.8 mi |
| Calais Mountain | WNW 300° | 334 m | 15.9 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NW 318° | 295.7 m | 13.2 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | N 351° | 289 m | 18.5 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NNW 349° | 289 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 349° | 283 m | 17.3 mi |
| Randall Hill | NW 311° | 283 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly52 obs
- American Robin44 obs
- White-tailed Deer44 obs
- Eastern Cottontail39 obs
- American beech38 obs
- wineberry37 obs
- Green Frog36 obs
- lesser celandine36 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/357723128
Day trips start here
- Maplewood · 3 mi
- Short Hills · 3 mi
- Summit · 3 mi
- Union · 3 mi
- Chatham · 4 mi
- Union County · 4 mi
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