- Elevation
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Mount Freedom341 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway15.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5793, -74.3079
Merrill Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded 10 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
- Elevation
- 10 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Merrill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Freedom | NW 322° | 341 m | 22.9 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NW 319° | 334 m | 22.3 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | NNW 333° | 295.7 m | 21.0 mi |
| Union Hill | NNW 330° | 277 m | 22.1 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | NNW 327° | 274 m | 21.4 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 305° | 259 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mine Mountain | WNW 302° | 251 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Paul | NW 306° | 245 m | 22.0 mi |
- 15.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 26.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 28.3 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Prospect Park: 0.8 mi
- Cooper Avenue Playground: 1.0 mi
- Regina Street Park: 1.2 mi
- Avenel Park: 1.3 mi
- Frank G. Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Pyramid Of Iselin: 1.6 mi
- Edison Memorial Tower: 2.0 mi
- Woodbridge Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 2.3 mi
- Middlesex County War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Freedom Plaza: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park: 2.0 mi
- Crane-Phillips House: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Ground Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Perth Amboy Ferry Slip: 5.6 mi
- Proprietary House: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly garden: 2.4 mi
- Tamaques Garden: 4.2 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 5.7 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 6.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection Garden: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 2.5 mi
- Ash Brook Reservation: 3.3 mi
- Sharrotts Shoreline: 4.5 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Island of Meadows: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Light Dispelling Darkness: 3.2 mi
- Music of Metuchen: 3.9 mi
- Carteret Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Studio Theater: 6.0 mi
- Rev John C. Drumgoole: 6.6 mi
Attractions
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 5.1 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 6.1 mi
- The South Pole: 6.4 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 7.8 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 7.8 mi
Beaches
- Robinsons Beach: 6.6 mi
- Krogh Beach: 6.8 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 7.9 mi
- Annadale Beach: 8.4 mi
- Paul's Beach: 8.5 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 10.2 mi
- Long Hill: 10.7 mi
- Nook Hill: 10.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 11.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Linden Airport mini-park: 4.1 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Grove 4: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Seele: 7.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hawk Hill: 11.1 mi
- Palisades: 17.9 mi
- Palisades: 20.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 20.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 2.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 2.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.0 mi
- North Tower: 21.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 4.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 8.2 mi
- Raritan Landing: 9.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 12.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 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 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Rahway · 2 mi
- Woodbridge · 2 mi
- Clark · 4 mi
- Linden · 4 mi
- Perth Amboy · 5 mi
- Union County · 5 mi
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