Park · New York
Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park
Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Mount Kemble stands 215 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deere Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.60026, -74.10495
- 19.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Deere Park: 0.4 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Naples Playground: 0.8 mi
- Christopher J. Igneri Playground: 1.0 mi
- MacArthur Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- St. Anne: 0.5 mi
- St. Anthony: 0.5 mi
- Wingdale: 1.3 mi
- South Beach: 2.2 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 0.5 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 0.8 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 0.5 mi
- Emerson Hill: 0.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.6 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.8 mi
- Park Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Jurassic Park: 0.5 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 0.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 1.8 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.0 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Compost and Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 1.5 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 1.9 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 1.9 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 2.1 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 2.2 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Rosebank Honor Rolll: 2.0 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 2.3 mi
- Battery Ayres: 2.3 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 2.4 mi
- Battery Richmond: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- South Beach: 2.2 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.2 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 2.5 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Freedom Field: 7.1 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 12.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.3 mi
- Palisades: 15.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fallkill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.2 mi
- Hobble Falls: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 11.0 mi
- North Tower: 15.4 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 9.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kemble | WNW 298° | 215 m | 24.7 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 304° | 180 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 334° | 179 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 321° | 175 m | 15.3 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 271° | 168 m | 23.3 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | WNW 303° | 166 m | 24.3 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 343° | 144 m | 23.9 mi |
| Horse Hill | NW 310° | 144 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 7 mi away.
- Porcelain Berry298 obs
- Wild Turkey217 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage203 obs
- Mallard191 obs
- garlic mustard162 obs
- Canada Goose143 obs
- American wintergreen135 obs
- American Robin118 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/1132082445
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 3 mi
- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 7 mi
- Linden · 7 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 9 mi
- Hudson County · 9 mi
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