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Myrtle-Charles Park

Myrtle-Charles Park from directly overhead

Myrtle-Charles Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Calais Mountain stands 334 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.53278, -74.35370

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Ash Brook Reservation: 5.7 mi
  • Sharrotts Shoreline: 5.8 mi
  • Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest: 6.1 mi
  • Tices Lane Park: 6.4 mi
Gardens
  • Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Resurrection Garden: 5.5 mi
  • South River Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Rutgers Gardens: 5.5 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 42
Picnic sites: 25
  • Grove 4: 4.7 mi
  • Grove 3B: 4.8 mi
  • Grove 3A: 4.8 mi
  • Open Grove: 4.9 mi
  • Grove 2: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hawk Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Palisades: 21.8 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 23.9 mi
  • Palisades: 23.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Seele: 9.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Myrtle-Charles Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calais MountainNNW 329°334 m23.5 mi
Watnong MountainNNW 342°295.7 m23.0 mi
Union HillNNW 339°277 m24.0 mi
Trowbridge MountainNNW 336°274 m23.1 mi
Long HillNW 315°259 m22.9 mi
Mine MountainNW 315°251 m18.6 mi
Mount PaulNW 316°245 m22.3 mi
Blueberry RidgeNNW 329°243 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5120:32
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:5116:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 6 mi away.

  • Mallard70 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly56 obs
  • White-tailed Deer53 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel38 obs
  • white snakeroot33 obs
  • common mugwort32 obs
  • garlic mustard32 obs
  • American Robin30 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/40164593

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