Park · New Jersey
Mountainview Park
Mountainview Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Mount Arlington stands 371 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.58427, -74.49988
- 7.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Memorial Field: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.9 mi
- Thomae Park: 1.3 mi
- Victor Crowell Park: 1.4 mi
- Top of the World Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Cannon 02: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Cannon: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Abraham Staats House: 2.5 mi
- Eagles Nest Museum: 2.8 mi
- Van Horne House: 3.1 mi
- Drake House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Van Veghten House: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 2.9 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 2.9 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 3.8 mi
- Glenhurst Meadows: 5.0 mi
- Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Second Watchung Mountain: 2.9 mi
- First Watchung Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Long Hill: 8.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.9 mi
- Mine Mountain: 11.0 mi
Artworks
- Quaternion II: 4.5 mi
- Quaternion I: 4.5 mi
- Life Forms: 4.6 mi
- Signal: 4.6 mi
- Split and Twisted: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Shakespeare Garden: 4.9 mi
- Courtyard: 6.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 6.3 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 37
- East Jersey Olde Towne Village: 5.0 mi
- Devil's Tree: 5.4 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 7.8 mi
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 8.9 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 27
- Robinsons Beach: 15.0 mi
- Paul's Beach: 15.4 mi
- Krogh Beach: 15.4 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Inman Park Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
- Grove 1: 7.5 mi
- Grove 2: 7.6 mi
- Open Grove: 7.7 mi
- Grove 3A: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Hawk Hill: 14.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 24.4 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 24.5 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 24.5 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.0 mi
- Seele: 7.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 16.0 mi
- Hobble Falls: 16.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raritan Landing: 5.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Barber: 13.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Mountainview Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arlington | NNW 344° | 371 m | 23.9 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NW 318° | 364 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 345° | 344 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Freedom | NNW 347° | 341 m | 18.2 mi |
| Calais Mountain | NNW 345° | 334 m | 17.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | WNW 303° | 314 m | 19.0 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | N 1° | 295.7 m | 18.3 mi |
| Seward Hill | NNW 327° | 289 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 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.
- common mugwort57 obs
- multiflora rose54 obs
- Japanese honeysuckle46 obs
- eastern poison ivy45 obs
- Japanese barberry43 obs
- wineberry42 obs
- red maple39 obs
- garlic mustard39 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/357737666
Day trips start here
- Bridgewater · 6 mi
- Manville · 6 mi
- Somerset County · 6 mi
- Somerset · 6 mi
- Somerville · 6 mi
- Highland Park · 7 mi
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