John S Watson Park
John S Watson Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 41 m. Cushetunk Mountain stands 254 m to the north, 23 miles off. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 41 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 4 mi
- South Overlook · 9 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 9 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John S Watson Park: 0.2 mi
- Trenton State College Park: 1.0 mi
- Crestmont Park: 1.2 mi
- A Historic Crossroad: 1.2 mi
- Temple Park: 1.5 mi
- Lake Ceva Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- House 6: 2.4 mi
- Houe 8: 2.7 mi
- Nelson House: 4.0 mi
- Grounds For Sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Golden Spiral: 1.0 mi
- SOLARIAN: 1.0 mi
- TCNJ Topiary: 1.0 mi
- Building Up: 1.1 mi
- Washington Crossing the Delaware: 4.2 mi
- NJDOT: 1.0 mi
- John A. Roebling: 2.4 mi
- The Swamp Angel: 2.5 mi
- Mercer County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument: 2.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- The Sarnoff Collection: 1.1 mi
- Trenton City Museum/ Ellarslie Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ellarslie: 2.5 mi
- Gathering Place Museum: 3.0 mi
- New Jersey State Museum: 3.8 mi
- Loveless Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Central Park: 2.8 mi
- Lawrence Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Lower Makefield Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Woolsey Park: 3.2 mi
- Serenity Garden: 3.2 mi
- Prospect Street Garden: 3.3 mi
- West End Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Capital City Farm: 3.9 mi
- Chestnut Avenue Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Mount Canoe: 5.2 mi
- Baldpate Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Pennington Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 6.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 7.4 mi
- Alumni Grove: 1.1 mi
- Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 9.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 9.4 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 19.2 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 19.6 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Gold Run: 1.5 mi
- High Falls: 16.5 mi
- Kerr Spring: 17.0 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John S Watson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushetunk Mountain | N 356° | 254 m | 22.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 353° | 186 m | 20.5 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | WNW 294° | 174 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sourland Mountain | NNE 16° | 171 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | WNW 283° | 158 m | 13.2 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NW 315° | 146 m | 5.6 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NW 304° | 143 m | 6.2 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | WNW 295° | 142 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton-mercer AP, 1 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer38 obs
- eastern poison ivy26 obs
- Brown Anole23 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel20 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage18 obs
- common milkweed15 obs
- American pokeweed15 obs
- white clover15 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 node/357746339
Day trips start here
- Ewing · 1 mi
- Yardley · 3 mi
- Washington Crossing Historical Park · 4 mi
- Mercer County · 5 mi
- Titusville · 5 mi
- Trenton · 5 mi
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