Park · New Jersey
Maplecrest Park
Maplecrest Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dehart Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72399, -74.25876
- 17.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dehart Park: 0.4 mi
- Boyden Park: 0.6 mi
- Carter Park: 1.1 mi
- Garden State Chancellor Park: 1.1 mi
- Founders Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 0.9 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 1.3 mi
- Liberty Hall Museum: 3.6 mi
- Newark Museum: 4.7 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 1.1 mi
- Curate: 2.5 mi
- Fearless Girl Statue: 3.2 mi
- One Man's Search: 3.4 mi
- Enough: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 1.8 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 2.1 mi
- Millburn Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Greenwood Gardens: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 3.7 mi
- Stony Hill: 6.1 mi
- Riker Hill: 7.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 3.1 mi
- Amazing Asia: 3.2 mi
- Australian Outback: 3.2 mi
- Big Cat Country: 3.2 mi
- Birds of Prey: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 3.2 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 10.2 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 10.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 11.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 12.4 mi
Historic sites
- Lamonaco Perry Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Rosa Parks: 4.2 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.2 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 4.3 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Park: 4.5 mi
- East Hills Park: 4.7 mi
- Prospect Park: 5.6 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 6.0 mi
- West Essex Park: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- The Park: 1.2 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.7 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hemlock Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hobble Falls: 2.4 mi
- Seele: 8.5 mi
- Great Falls: 13.9 mi
- Boonton Falls: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 2.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 9.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 9.9 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Barber: 13.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.1 mi
- New City Village: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 2.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Maplecrest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 305° | 295.7 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 337° | 283 m | 17.2 mi |
| Union Hill | NW 304° | 277 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NNW 330° | 276 m | 15.6 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | WNW 299° | 274 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tourne | NW 324° | 273 m | 16.0 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 339° | 268 m | 16.7 mi |
| High Mountain | N 10° | 268 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canoe Brook, 5 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal117 obs
- House Sparrow105 obs
- American Robin103 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel103 obs
- Mourning Dove100 obs
- House Finch100 obs
- Blue Jay83 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly61 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 node/357725384
Day trips start here
- Maplewood · 1 mi
- Union · 2 mi
- The Oranges · 3 mi
- Short Hills · 4 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- Essex County · 5 mi
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