Pennington Park
Pennington Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Eric M. Graupe, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Captain Eric M. Graupe: 0.2 mi
- Lou Costello Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Paterson 9-11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.7 mi
- WWII Memorial: 2.7 mi
- West Side Park: 0.3 mi
- Upper Raceway Park: 0.7 mi
- Overlook Park: 0.7 mi
- Mary Ellen Kramer Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Field Park: 0.8 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.7 mi
- The Dublin Spring Water Boy: 1.0 mi
- Dean William McNulty: 1.1 mi
- William Hughes: 1.1 mi
- Nathan Barnert: 1.1 mi
- Paterson Museum: 0.7 mi
- Pietro and Maria Botto House;American Labor Museum: 1.7 mi
- The Yogi Berra Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hamilton House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Cadmus House Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Garret Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Packanack Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Cecchino: 3.8 mi
- Eifall: 3.8 mi
- High Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Speert Green: 2.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.8 mi
- Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 3.5 mi
- Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Willowbrook Mini Golf: 3.1 mi
- American Flag Rock: 4.1 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 4.5 mi
- T-Bowl Lanes: 4.6 mi
- Franklin Clove: 5.0 mi
- Thor: 3.2 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 3.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.4 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 3.5 mi
- East Beach: 3.6 mi
- West Beach: 3.8 mi
- Lionshead Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.7 mi
- Pines Lake West Beach: 7.0 mi
- Mills Reservation: 4.2 mi
- G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Hilltop Reservation: 5.5 mi
- Two Sisters Wetland Preserve Property: 5.6 mi
- Lorrimer Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Dog Run Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Two Field Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 3.7 mi
- Great Falls: 0.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.1 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.7 mi
- Boonton Falls: 11.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 5.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.7 mi
- New City Village: 12.9 mi
- Monksville: 15.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 18.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 12.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Pennington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | NW 320° | 378 m | 13.3 mi |
| Assiniwikam Mountain | NW 325° | 360 m | 13.3 mi |
| Carris Hill | NW 324° | 341 m | 12.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NW 326° | 341 m | 13.9 mi |
| High Mountain | N 350° | 337 m | 12.5 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | WNW 289° | 335 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wickadoma Mountain | NW 322° | 335 m | 14.0 mi |
| Herman Hill | N 358° | 328 m | 14.1 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 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer114 obs
- azure bluet71 obs
- wineberry61 obs
- Japanese barberry60 obs
- Canada Goose54 obs
- white snakeroot53 obs
- American Robin46 obs
- tree-of-heaven39 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/412988541
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