Park · New Jersey
Lafayette Park
Lafayette Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bergen Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71429, -74.06318
- 11.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bergen Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Berry Lane Park: 0.3 mi
- Arlington Park: 0.4 mi
- Mary Benson Park: 0.5 mi
- Alexander F. Santora Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Liberty Science Center: 0.6 mi
- Van Wagenen House: 1.1 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.2 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.2 mi
- Museum of Russian Art: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.8 mi
- Jose Protacio Rizal (1861-1896): 0.8 mi
- Jose Protacio Rizal: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln the Mystic: 0.9 mi
- JCPD: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- North Cove Field: 1.2 mi
- Crescent Field: 1.2 mi
- Pesin Drive Grove: 1.2 mi
- Cherry Tree Grove: 1.3 mi
- Terminal Field: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Beacon: 1.2 mi
- Sky Cache: 1.6 mi
- Pavonia Arcs: 1.7 mi
- Hyatt Jersey City Sundial: 1.7 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Park: 1.3 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Bird Island: 3.6 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 5.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.4 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Colgate Clock: 1.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 2.0 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 2.4 mi
- FlyNYON: 2.5 mi
- Sherman Zwicker: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Discovery Hill: 2.8 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.8 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.9 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Freedom Field: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.6 mi
- Street Seats: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Ambergill Falls: 6.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.2 mi
- The Loch: 7.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 20.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 12.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 16.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Lafayette Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | NW 308° | 276 m | 22.9 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 338° | 268 m | 19.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 317° | 263 m | 22.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 336° | 260 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 338° | 230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 335° | 185 m | 20.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 335° | 180 m | 20.0 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 284° | 180 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 5 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly209 obs
- Brant208 obs
- Canada Goose205 obs
- Rock Pigeon169 obs
- House Sparrow151 obs
- Ring-billed Gull137 obs
- common mugwort120 obs
- European Starling107 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 way/27459499
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