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James Park

James Park from directly overhead

James Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

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Coordinates40.76177, -74.41845
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Madison Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kinney Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dodge Field: 0.4 mi
  • Summerhill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ridgedale Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Butterrfly Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Kellog Club: 4.0 mi
  • Courtyard 1: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Lunch Break: 2.8 mi
  • Mutual Support: 2.8 mi
  • No Turning Back: 2.8 mi
  • George Washington: 3.4 mi
  • Patriot's Farewell: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 5.2 mi
  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 5.4 mi
  • African Adventure: 7.2 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 7.2 mi
  • Amazing Asia: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 32
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Mendham Overlook Area: 6.3 mi
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Seele: 6.6 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Hawk Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 12.7 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 12.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of James Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Pond MountainNNW 335°393 m15.6 mi
Copperas MountainN 352°373 m17.7 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 314°371 m15.3 mi
Mase MountainNNW 327°359 m15.9 mi
Cobb HillN 352°358 m15.8 mi
Lookout MountainNW 316°355 m17.9 mi
Mount ArlingtonNW 317°344 m15.6 mi
Mount FreedomWNW 303°341 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313240526171767467554536
Precip in3.53.04.24.04.04.84.74.94.64.63.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • garlic mustard951 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel644 obs
  • White-tailed Deer380 obs
  • Norway maple222 obs
  • Groundhog218 obs
  • American Robin211 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk198 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle114 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/39681093

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