Park · New Jersey
Orange Oval
Orange Oval is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 49 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rowley Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 49 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75927, -74.20209
- 14.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rowley Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Columbian Park: 0.6 mi
- Ashland Stadium: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Silk Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 1.6 mi
- Rosa Parks: 1.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.9 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 2.0 mi
- Althea Gibson Statue: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 1.6 mi
- Newark Museum: 1.9 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Montclair Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 4.3 mi
Gardens
- Campus Center Terrace: 1.7 mi
- A Healing Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 1.7 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 1.8 mi
- Prudential Learning Center: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- The Bent: 1.7 mi
- Sculptures: 1.8 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 1.9 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 2.0 mi
- Wars of America: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 3.9 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 4.5 mi
- East Hills Park: 5.4 mi
- Prospect Park: 5.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- Big Cat Country: 4.0 mi
- Birds of Prey: 4.1 mi
- Bear Country: 4.1 mi
- Australian Outback: 4.1 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 4.1 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 4.2 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.5 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 8.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 9.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 9.4 mi
Peaks
- Stony Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 4.6 mi
- Nook Hill: 5.8 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.9 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- The Park: 2.9 mi
- The Backyard: 8.0 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 8.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.7 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hobble Falls: 4.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 4.6 mi
- Great Falls: 10.9 mi
- Seele: 12.3 mi
- The Loch: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 5.6 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 7.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 7.1 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 5.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 11.1 mi
- Barber: 16.1 mi
- New City Village: 20.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Orange Oval. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 292° | 295.7 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 324° | 283 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 316° | 276 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tourne | NW 311° | 273 m | 16.2 mi |
| High Mountain | N 1° | 268 m | 14.6 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 326° | 268 m | 15.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NNW 329° | 263 m | 15.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 357° | 260 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel378 obs
- House Sparrow327 obs
- Common Yellowthroat308 obs
- White-throated Sparrow251 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly235 obs
- common mugwort208 obs
- Ovenbird200 obs
- American Robin197 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/357726823
Day trips start here
- Newark · 2 mi
- The Oranges · 2 mi
- Essex County · 3 mi
- Gateway · 3 mi
- Harrison · 3 mi
- Maplewood · 4 mi
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