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Roberto Clemente Park

Roberto Clemente Park from directly overhead

Roberto Clemente Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Carris Hill stands 341 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Juan Pablo Duarte Plaza, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Formerly known as Sandy Hill Park; renamed to honor Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente shortly after his death.

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Coordinates40.91214, -74.16184

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Juan Pablo Duarte Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • 21st Street Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Barbour Park: 0.5 mi
  • PCCC Alumni Quad: 0.6 mi
  • Pan-American Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Speert Green: 3.0 mi
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 4.8 mi
  • Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
Attractions
Cliffs
  • Thor: 4.0 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 4.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 4.2 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 28
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic and Grill: 3.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.8 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Roberto Clemente Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carris HillNW 318°341 m13.1 mi
High MountainNNW 343°337 m12.8 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 287°335 m14.1 mi
Drag HillN 349°323 m13.1 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 347°322 m12.7 mi
Windbeam MountainNNW 329°317 m13.9 mi
Torne MountainNW 311°305 m13.1 mi
Twin HillNNW 343°304 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer97 obs
  • Japanese barberry60 obs
  • wineberry59 obs
  • Canada Goose56 obs
  • azure bluet56 obs
  • white snakeroot50 obs
  • American Robin47 obs
  • tree-of-heaven43 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/379489871

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