Heritage Park
Heritage Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 59 m. Bowling Green Mountain stands 420 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Meadows Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 59 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Meadows Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Frelinghuysen Arboretum: 1.9 mi
- West Essex Park: 3.2 mi
- Parson Green's Mill: 0.9 mi
- Call of Our Country: 1.6 mi
- Hanover Township Armed Forces Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Whippany Farm 1891: 1.9 mi
- Alnwick Hall: 2.7 mi
- Whippany Railway Museum: 0.9 mi
- Morris Museum: 2.0 mi
- Frelinghuysen Mansion: 2.0 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 2.1 mi
- Acorn Hall: 2.5 mi
- Green Field: 1.2 mi
- Monroe Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Hanover Central Park: 1.3 mi
- Black Brook Park: 1.3 mi
- Central Park: 1.4 mi
- Mutual Support: 1.9 mi
- Lunch Break: 1.9 mi
- No Turning Back: 2.0 mi
- George Washington: 2.8 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 3.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 2.5 mi
- The Urban Farm (Grow It Green): 3.2 mi
- Courtyard 1: 3.4 mi
- Courtyard 2: 3.4 mi
- Horse Hill: 2.4 mi
- Kinneys Hill: 3.9 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Riker Hill: 4.7 mi
- Watnong Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 4.8 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 4.9 mi
- Prairie Dog: 7.7 mi
- Great Plains: 7.7 mi
- African Adventure: 7.7 mi
- Island Beach: 5.6 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 6.5 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 6.5 mi
- Flamingo: 7.7 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 6.6 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Boonton Falls: 6.7 mi
- Hobble Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 7.9 mi
- Seele: 9.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hawk Hill: 7.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 11.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 11.3 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.0 mi
- New City Village: 14.5 mi
- Waterloo Village: 19.2 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.7 mi
- Barber: 21.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 6.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 7.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Heritage Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNW 333° | 420 m | 15.3 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 328° | 393 m | 12.7 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 350° | 373 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 303° | 371 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NW 319° | 359 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cobb Hill | N 349° | 358 m | 12.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 307° | 355 m | 15.8 mi |
| Saffin Rock | NW 325° | 347 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| 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 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 6 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly21 obs
- Eastern Black-legged Tick19 obs
- White-tailed Deer18 obs
- Beech Leaf Disease18 obs
- wineberry16 obs
- American beech13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- Bull Thistle12 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/357741682
Day trips start here
- East Hanover · 3 mi
- Madison · 3 mi
- Morristown · 3 mi
- Parsippany · 3 mi
- Chatham · 5 mi
- Boonton · 6 mi
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