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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 2 m. Plumstead Hill stands 174 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Promenade, a park 0.6 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.07265, -74.86475

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverfront Promenade: 0.6 mi
  • Walnut Ave Park: 0.8 mi
  • Riverfront Promenade: 1.0 mi
  • Logan Field: 1.1 mi
  • Columbus Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • The Ring: 1.5 mi
  • Harriet Ross Tubman Statue: 1.5 mi
  • Puerto Rican Garita Replica Monument: 1.5 mi
  • High Cross Celtic Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Bristol Borough Tricentennial Sundial: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Blast Off: 7.7 mi
  • Elmo's Cloud Chaser: 7.7 mi
  • Flyin' Fish: 7.7 mi
  • Vapor Trail: 7.8 mi
  • Gardener's Cottage: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Laurel Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Holly: 6.3 mi
  • Fairless Landfill: 7.5 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Laurel: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 10.5 mi
  • Shaded Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Old Quarry: 19.4 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Gold Run: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • First Beach: 24.8 mi

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
Plumstead HillNNW 329°174 m24.2 mi
Buckingham MountainNNW 331°158 m19.2 mi
Baldpate MountainN 359°146 m17.8 mi
Strawberry HillN 355°143 m17.4 mi
Solebury MountainNNW 342°142 m19.3 mi
Goat HillNNW 349°138 m19.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 271°136 m18.1 mi
Corn HillN 354°134 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5220:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1915:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340526171767467544436
Precip in3.32.74.03.53.64.25.14.53.63.83.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philadelphia/mt Holly WFO, 5 mi away.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee78 obs
  • Zabulon Skipper62 obs
  • Huron Skipper56 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly53 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper46 obs
  • European Starling42 obs
  • American Robin37 obs
  • Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee36 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/33511385

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