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MacDonald Drive Park

MacDonald Drive Park from directly overhead

MacDonald Drive Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is George Tahan Tennis Complex, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

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Coordinates40.92965, -74.23740

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George Tahan Tennis Complex: 0.2 mi
  • Osborne Park: 0.5 mi
  • Judith-Jerome Place Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tintle Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lakeside East: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Beaches
  • East Beach: 0.9 mi
  • West Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Speert Green: 2.3 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • T-Bowl Lanes: 2.4 mi
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 2.5 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 3.4 mi
  • American Flag Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 4.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Wooden Bridge: 4.4 mi
  • Thor: 4.7 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 4.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 4.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Boonton Falls: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of MacDonald Drive Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW 326°378 m10.8 mi
Kanouse MountainNW 309°361 m12.3 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 331°360 m11.0 mi
Cobb HillWNW 289°358 m12.4 mi
Carris HillNNW 330°341 m9.8 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 332°341 m11.5 mi
High MountainN 1°337 m11.0 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 287°335 m10.0 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: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer30 obs
  • American Robin18 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly14 obs
  • Canada Goose13 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel12 obs
  • garlic mustard12 obs
  • wineberry12 obs
  • House Finch12 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/557550336

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