Skip to content

John F Kennedy Park

John F Kennedy Park from directly overhead

John F Kennedy Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is William Morrow Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30696, -74.60677

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hartshorne Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mark Soifer Park: 2.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • The Point: 3.7 mi
  • The Point 2: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Johnny B. Goode: 2.6 mi
  • Longport Welcome Sign: 4.3 mi
  • Lucy the Elephant: 5.2 mi
  • Bob's Garden Center Christmas Display: 7.8 mi
  • BounceU: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 23
  • Ocean City Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
  • U.S. Life Saving Station 30: 2.8 mi
  • Discovery Seashell Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Linwood Historical Society: 3.7 mi
  • Longport Historical Society: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 17
Nature reserves: 17
  • Meadow View Marsh: 2.9 mi
  • Juice Island: 4.7 mi
  • Tribeca Island Nature Reserve: 4.8 mi
  • MacNamara Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
  • Strathmere Natural Area: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Phillis: 8.0 mi
  • Phil: 8.0 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 8.0 mi
  • Rub-a-Dub-Dub: 8.0 mi
  • Moby Dick the Whale: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Estell Manor Park: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Muskee Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Potato Island: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John F Kennedy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muskee HillW 271°19 m18.4 mi
Potato IslandSW 223°2 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4920:29
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1515:5716:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373844536273787771604941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Margate, 6 mi away.

  • Black-crowned Night Heron378 obs
  • Laughing Gull375 obs
  • Great Egret335 obs
  • White Ibis331 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron320 obs
  • Glossy Ibis139 obs
  • Little Blue Heron134 obs
  • Canada Goose102 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/31982148

More parks in New Jersey

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to John F Kennedy Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens