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Linden Road Park

Linden Road Park from directly overhead

Linden Road Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is South Rock Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

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Coordinates40.98186, -74.26188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • South Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Speert Green: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Laurelwood Arboretum: 0.5 mi
  • South Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Lionshead Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sgt. Thomas Deppa Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pancake Hollow: 0.9 mi
Beaches
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 1.2 mi
  • East Beach: 3.1 mi
  • West Beach: 3.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Pompton Furnace: 1.2 mi
  • Pompton Lakes Police Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Square: 1.8 mi
  • McDavitt's Point Ruins: 1.8 mi
  • McDavitt's Point: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 1.5 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 1.9 mi
  • Great Oak Tree: 2.5 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 3.4 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.4 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 8.2 mi
  • Thor: 8.5 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 8.6 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Otter Hole: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Linden Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW 318°378 m7.2 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 296°361 m9.3 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNW 325°360 m7.2 mi
West Brook MountainNNW 329°347 m9.4 mi
Carris HillNW 324°341 m6.1 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 328°341 m7.8 mi
High MountainN 11°337 m7.5 mi
Wickadoma MountainNW 321°335 m7.9 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 solstice07:1915:4916:33

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer49 obs
  • Green Frog43 obs
  • Western Honey Bee42 obs
  • Northern Cardinal30 obs
  • American Bullfrog29 obs
  • Mourning Dove25 obs
  • Small White25 obs
  • Blue Jay23 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/590309496

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