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Lieutenant Carey A Arthur Memorial Park

Lieutenant Carey A Arthur Memorial Park from directly overhead

Lieutenant Carey A Arthur Memorial Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 146 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pancake Hollow, a park 0.3 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
146 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.99560, -74.25656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pancake Hollow: 0.3 mi
  • South Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Laurelwood Arboretum: 0.8 mi
  • Lionshead Park: 0.8 mi
  • Linden Road Park: 1.0 mi
Beaches
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 2.7 mi
  • East Beach: 4.0 mi
Gardens
  • Sensory Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 0.8 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Speert Green: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Pompton Furnace: 1.2 mi
  • George Carlough Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Donald Miller Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • US Navy Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • George Snodgrass Memorial: 1.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Great Oak Tree: 1.6 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 2.0 mi
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 2.2 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 3.2 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.9 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 9.1 mi
  • Thor: 9.3 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 9.4 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Otter Hole: 6.0 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Lieutenant Carey A Arthur Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW 310°378 m6.7 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 290°361 m9.2 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNW 319°360 m6.6 mi
Bald MountainNNE 19°351 m9.1 mi
West Brook MountainNW 324°347 m8.8 mi
Carris HillNW 315°341 m5.5 mi
Saddle MountainNW 322°341 m7.2 mi
High MountainN 10°337 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer48 obs
  • Green Frog46 obs
  • Western Honey Bee44 obs
  • Chinese Mantis37 obs
  • Northern Cardinal31 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly31 obs
  • American Bullfrog30 obs
  • Small White29 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/544572250

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