Park · New Jersey
Mercer County Park
Mercer County Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McGovern Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.69235, -74.10170
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McGovern Park: 0.3 mi
- Columbia Park: 0.4 mi
- Ferris Park: 0.7 mi
- Russell Golding Park: 0.8 mi
- Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum: 0.8 mi
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 0.9 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 2.5 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 2.5 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Peter Woodland Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.9 mi
- Liberation Monument: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln the Mystic: 2.5 mi
- To the Struggle Against World Terrorism: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Park: 1.3 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 3.8 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Arlington Marsh Park: 5.1 mi
- Mariner's Marsh Park: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Caven Point Beach: 1.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 5.4 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Pesin Drive Grove: 2.1 mi
- Gary Lapelusa Landscaping LLC: 2.3 mi
- Crescent Field: 2.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Grove: 3.0 mi
- North Cove Field: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 2.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.0 mi
- Colgate Clock: 3.8 mi
- Street Car: 4.6 mi
- Governor's Island Kayaking: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Tear Drop Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Statue Of Liberty: 3.0 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 3.0 mi
- Icon II: 3.3 mi
- NEAKA: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Discovery Hill: 4.0 mi
- Outlook Hill: 4.1 mi
- Grassy Hill: 4.1 mi
- Slide Hill: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Freedom Field: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.4 mi
- The Park: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.9 mi
- Hawk Hill: 11.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Fallkill Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Loch: 10.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- North Tower: 21.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 13.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.0 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 10.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Mercer County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | NW 315° | 276 m | 22.4 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 345° | 268 m | 19.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 323° | 263 m | 22.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 343° | 260 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 345° | 230 m | 19.6 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 287° | 217 m | 22.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 342° | 185 m | 20.9 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 342° | 180 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 4 mi away.
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron57 obs
- Mallard51 obs
- Ring-billed Gull50 obs
- Canada Goose50 obs
- Rock Pigeon46 obs
- common mugwort45 obs
- common reed38 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly38 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/39681960
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 2 mi
- Hudson County · 3 mi
- Harrison · 4 mi
- Hoboken · 5 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 5 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 5 mi
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