Park · New Jersey
Old Troy Park
Old Troy Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 64 m. Bowling Green Mountain stands 420 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Normandy Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 64 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.84214, -74.40324
- 17.6 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Normandy Park: 0.2 mi
- Bee Meadow Park: 0.7 mi
- Black Brook Park: 1.4 mi
- West Wing Park: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Whippany Railway Museum: 1.4 mi
- Morris Plains Borough Museum: 3.4 mi
- Imagine That!!!: 3.8 mi
- Frelinghuysen Mansion: 3.8 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Courage and Compassion: 1.5 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 2.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 2.5 mi
- Mutual Support: 4.0 mi
- Lunch Break: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Call of Our Country: 1.7 mi
- Parsippany Veteran's Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Hanover Township Armed Forces Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Parson Green's Mill: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Black Meadows Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Grafton Park: 3.1 mi
- Black Meadows Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Frelinghuysen Arboretum: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Horse Hill: 3.3 mi
- Fox Hill: 4.6 mi
- Riker Hill: 4.6 mi
- Watnong Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Towackhow Mountain: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
- Courtyard 2: 3.9 mi
- Courtyard 1: 3.9 mi
- Courtyard 3: 3.9 mi
- Courtyard 4: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.2 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 6.3 mi
- "Limestone" Quarry: 7.2 mi
- Bear Rock: 8.1 mi
- Prairie Dog: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Eagle Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 8.7 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 9.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 10.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 56
- Island Beach: 3.8 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 5.4 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 5.5 mi
- Parks Lake Beach: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 1.6 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 8.1 mi
- Hedden Park Picnic Grounds: 9.5 mi
- Primrose Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Boonton Falls: 4.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 8.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 8.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.8 mi
- Seele: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Feltville Historic District: 11.1 mi
- New City Village: 12.3 mi
- Waterloo Village: 19.1 mi
- Monksville: 20.2 mi
- Barber: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Boiling Spring: 4.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Old Troy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Mountain | NNW 326° | 420 m | 13.8 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NW 320° | 393 m | 11.3 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | NNW 345° | 373 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 293° | 371 m | 12.8 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | N 356° | 361 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NW 310° | 359 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNW 343° | 358 m | 10.5 mi |
| Saffin Rock | NW 318° | 347 m | 14.1 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 | 18:20 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonton 1 SE, 3 mi away.
- American wintergreen64 obs
- Beech Leaf Disease46 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly23 obs
- Canada Goose20 obs
- Eastern Black-legged Tick19 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- White-tailed Deer17 obs
- Painted Turtle16 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/1091351023
Day trips start here
- Parsippany · 2 mi
- East Hanover · 3 mi
- Boonton · 4 mi
- Montville · 5 mi
- Morristown · 5 mi
- Madison · 6 mi
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