Park · New Jersey
Independence Park
Independence Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Towers Courtyard, a garden 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72521, -74.16004
- 13.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Wilson Towers Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Down Bottom Farms: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- University Square Courtyard: 1.4 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Hennessey Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Peter Francisco Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverbank Park: 0.6 mi
- Mother Cabrini Park: 0.6 mi
- Mulberry Commons: 0.7 mi
Museums
- New Jersey Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Newark Museum: 1.4 mi
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
- Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum: 4.2 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Wars of America: 1.1 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 1.2 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 1.3 mi
- Sculptures: 1.5 mi
- The Bent: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.3 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 1.4 mi
- Rosa Parks: 1.4 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 1.4 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 2.7 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 6.3 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 6.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 6.5 mi
- truck: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Park: 4.0 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 4.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Arlington Marsh Park: 5.7 mi
- Mariner's Marsh Park: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 4.3 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.8 mi
- Stony Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 7.5 mi
- Discovery Hill: 7.5 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 5.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 6.8 mi
- Flamingo: 7.0 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.3 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- The Park: 3.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.7 mi
- The Backyard: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hemlock Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hobble Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Hawk Hill: 7.7 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 9.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.0 mi
- North Tower: 24.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 12.3 mi
- Barber: 14.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.6 mi
- New City Village: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 7.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Independence Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 296° | 295.7 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 316° | 276 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tourne | NW 312° | 273 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Mountain | N 353° | 268 m | 17.1 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 19.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NNW 327° | 263 m | 18.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 350° | 260 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | N 353° | 230 m | 16.7 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 | 18:20 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel841 obs
- House Sparrow658 obs
- Common Yellowthroat627 obs
- White-throated Sparrow619 obs
- Ovenbird557 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly365 obs
- staghorn sumac314 obs
- American Woodcock301 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 way/39680961
Day trips start here
- Harrison · 1 mi
- Newark · 1 mi
- Hudson County · 4 mi
- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- The Oranges · 5 mi
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