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Kip's Castle Park

Kip's Castle Park from directly overhead

Kip's Castle Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Graz Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates40.82930, -74.22430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Graz Park: 0.4 mi
  • Edgemont Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Montclair Art Museum park area: 0.7 mi
  • baseball and softball field: 0.8 mi
  • Rand Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
  • Tony Memorial Bench: 0.8 mi
  • Michael Leo Delahunty: 1.9 mi
  • 9/11: 1.9 mi
  • 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 2.0 mi
  • 9/11: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • little daddy Maginot: 2.3 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 2.4 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 2.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 2.6 mi
Artworks
  • Tug of War: 4.1 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 4.2 mi
  • Resettlement: 4.2 mi
  • Death of Venus: 4.2 mi
  • The Seeker: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 4.6 mi
  • Brighton Asylum: 4.7 mi
  • Bear Country: 5.1 mi
  • Big Cat Country: 5.1 mi
  • Birds of Prey: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 29
  • Picnic and Grill: 5.0 mi
  • The Park: 7.2 mi
  • The Backyard: 8.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hobble Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Kip's Castle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fugawe RidgeNW 314°335 m14.1 mi
Torne MountainNNW 335°305 m15.8 mi
Watnong MountainW 276°295.7 m14.1 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 320°289 m12.8 mi
Rock Pear MountainNW 318°289 m13.3 mi
Pyramid MountainNW 315°283 m12.1 mi
Millstone HillN 357°278 m15.9 mi
Kakeout MountainNW 324°277 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.62.94.24.14.04.64.84.54.54.33.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer95 obs
  • eastern redcedar93 obs
  • white snakeroot79 obs
  • common mugwort76 obs
  • American Robin69 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle69 obs
  • garlic mustard65 obs
  • Norway maple63 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/250482732

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