Parkside Drive Park
Parkside Drive Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the west, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lacey Historical Society, a museum 1.2 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 18 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Enos Pond County Park: 2.1 mi
- William Hebrew Park: 2.4 mi
- Vincent Clune Park: 2.5 mi
- Glen Cedars: 2.8 mi
- Sands Point Park: 3.0 mi
- USS Randolph Anchor: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 9.7 mi
- Go-Karts: 10.0 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 10.1 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 1.2 mi
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 7.3 mi
- Toms River Seaport Society: 7.3 mi
- Ocean County Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 8.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 12.5 mi
- Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Angel in Anguish-9/11 Monument: 15.5 mi
- Bay beach: 5.2 mi
- Shore Beach: 6.3 mi
- Amherst Beach: 6.4 mi
- Island Beach: 6.7 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 2: 6.7 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 5.1 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Winding River Park: 8.8 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 10.8 mi
- Carvel Island: 11.4 mi
- East Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 13.8 mi
- Bear Swamp Hill: 14.9 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 17.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 17.2 mi
- Founder's Grove: 17.3 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 15.9 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
- Catering Area: 22.7 mi
- Island Beach: 7.0 mi
- Ong's Hat: 22.1 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parkside Drive Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | W 270° | 56 m | 4.2 mi |
| Apple Pie Hill | W 262° | 56 m | 20.2 mi |
| East Mountain | W 271° | 55 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 267° | 54 m | 4.6 mi |
| Spring Hill | WSW 249° | 52 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | WSW 244° | 48 m | 14.9 mi |
| Taylors Mountain | NW 306° | 45 m | 22.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | N 2° | 40 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 7 mi away.
- purple pitcher plant19 obs
- Canada Goose18 obs
- common milkweed15 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel13 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly13 obs
- Rose Pogonia10 obs
- Huron Skipper10 obs
- Eastern Cottontail9 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/866834027
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 19 mi
- Burlington County · 24 mi
- Freehold · 29 mi
- Manalapan · 30 mi
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