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Nishuane Park

Nishuane Park from directly overhead

Nishuane Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 83 m. Fugawe Ridge stands 335 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
83 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80123, -74.22376

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Michael Leo Delahunty: 0.7 mi
  • 9/11: 0.8 mi
  • 9/11: 0.8 mi
  • 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 0.8 mi
  • Tony Memorial Bench: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • Bear Country: 3.7 mi
  • Big Cat Country: 3.7 mi
  • Birds of Prey: 3.7 mi
  • Great Plains: 3.7 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 3.7 mi
Beaches
Cliffs
  • little daddy Maginot: 4.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 4.3 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 4.4 mi
  • Thor: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • Major General Philip Kearny: 4.5 mi
  • The Bent: 4.7 mi
  • Sculptures: 4.8 mi
  • Rutgers Arch: 4.9 mi
  • Seated Lincoln: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • The Park: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 6.3 mi
  • The Backyard: 8.1 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Hobble Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Nishuane Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fugawe RidgeNW 319°335 m15.6 mi
Watnong MountainWNW 283°295.7 m14.5 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 325°289 m14.4 mi
Rock Pear MountainNW 323°289 m14.8 mi
Pyramid MountainNW 321°283 m13.6 mi
Kakeout MountainNNW 328°277 m15.2 mi
Union HillWNW 284°277 m16.0 mi
Sheep HillNW 311°276 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.62.94.24.14.04.64.84.54.54.33.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly59 obs
  • White-tailed Deer46 obs
  • Norway maple46 obs
  • garlic mustard41 obs
  • wineberry37 obs
  • American pokeweed36 obs
  • Blue Jay35 obs
  • American Robin35 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/839916796

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