Park · New Jersey
Niles Park
Niles Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Playground, a park 0.5 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 113 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74758, -74.41585
- 18.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Castle Playground: 0.5 mi
- Livesey Park: 0.6 mi
- Dodge Field: 0.9 mi
- James Park: 1.0 mi
- Gibbons Pines Park: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Education Annex: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts: 0.8 mi
- United Methodist Archives and History Center: 1.0 mi
- United Methodist Archives: 1.0 mi
- Outdoor Education Center: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Butterrfly Garden: 0.9 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 2.5 mi
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 3.8 mi
- Habitat: 4.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- New Providence 9/11/01 Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Alnwick Hall: 2.9 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Morris Township Veterans Monument: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Fenske Property (Chatham Twp Open Space): 1.0 mi
- Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center: 1.4 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Loantaka Brook Reservation: 2.8 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Virgin Mary Statue: 3.2 mi
- Color Field Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- Louie: 3.7 mi
- Lunch Break: 3.7 mi
- Mutual Support: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 3.6 mi
- Kinneys Hill: 5.0 mi
- Kemble Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Gillespie Hill: 5.5 mi
- Horse Hill: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 5.8 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.0 mi
- African Adventure: 7.2 mi
- Amazing Asia: 7.2 mi
- Prairie Dog: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 53
- Flamingo: 7.2 mi
- Island Beach: 9.9 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 10.3 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 10.3 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Seele: 5.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.7 mi
- Hobble Falls: 6.7 mi
- Boonton Falls: 11.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Hill: 5.8 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 13.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.3 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.4 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 4.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 16.4 mi
- Barber: 17.1 mi
- New City Village: 18.8 mi
- Waterloo Village: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 6.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Niles Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 336° | 393 m | 16.6 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | N 352° | 373 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 316° | 371 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NNW 329° | 359 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cobb Hill | N 352° | 358 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 317° | 355 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NW 319° | 344 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Freedom | NW 307° | 341 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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, 3 mi away.
- garlic mustard945 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel248 obs
- Norway maple189 obs
- American Robin176 obs
- White-tailed Deer115 obs
- American beech67 obs
- eastern poison ivy64 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage60 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/953609403
Day trips start here
- Madison · 1 mi
- Chatham · 2 mi
- Summit · 3 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 4 mi
- Morristown · 5 mi
- Short Hills · 5 mi
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