- Elevation, modelled
- 67 m
- Tallest summit within 24.9 miles
- Gillespie Hill217 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway20.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5826, -74.1249
High Rock Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 67 m. Gillespie Hill stands 217 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Rhododendron Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of High Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie Hill | NW 305° | 217 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 302° | 215 m | 24.4 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 308° | 180 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 339° | 179 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 327° | 175 m | 15.7 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 274° | 168 m | 22.3 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | NW 306° | 166 m | 24.1 mi |
| Horse Hill | NW 313° | 144 m | 24.0 mi |
- 20.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 21.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 0.1 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 3.1 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Egbertville Ravine: 0.5 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.1 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.2 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Decker Farm: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Rose and Crown Monument: 0.5 mi
- Richmond Parkway: 0.6 mi
- Captain Roald Amundsen Plaza: 1.3 mi
- MacArthur Park: 1.3 mi
- La Tourette Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Buck’s Hollow: 0.6 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 0.8 mi
- Jurassic Park: 1.1 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 1.1 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 0.8 mi
- Transportation Museum: 1.3 mi
- Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 2.4 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Carriage Manufactory: 1.3 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 1.4 mi
- Barn Foundation: 1.4 mi
- First County Jail: 1.4 mi
- Historic Stone Chimney: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- St. Anne: 1.3 mi
- St. Anthony: 1.3 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 1.6 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 12: 1.6 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 01: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 1.3 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.4 mi
- Park Hill: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- New Dorp Beach: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 2.2 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 2.3 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.3 mi
- South Beach: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 10.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 11.9 mi
- Palisades: 14.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.4 mi
- Palisades: 17.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Fallkill Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Hobble Falls: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- North Tower: 14.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 7.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 7.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 7.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 14.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 7 mi away.
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