Park · New Jersey
Sanford Park
Sanford Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Korlesky Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 26 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.69940, -74.22777
- 17.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Paul Korlesky Park: 0.6 mi
- Elizabeth River Park: 0.8 mi
- Saint Peters Park: 0.8 mi
- Saint Peters Park: 0.9 mi
- Sichel Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Fearless Girl Statue: 1.2 mi
- Enough: 1.5 mi
- One Man's Search: 1.5 mi
- Tenth Muse Gallery: 3.4 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflection Garden: 1.5 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 2.8 mi
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln Park Community Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Liberty Hall Museum: 1.5 mi
- Bonnel House Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Belcher Ogden Mansion: 2.7 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 2.9 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Lamonaco Perry Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.6 mi
- Rosa Parks: 3.6 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 3.9 mi
- Stone Mercedes 240D: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Arlington Marsh Park: 4.8 mi
- Mariner's Marsh Park: 5.0 mi
- Forest Grove: 5.7 mi
- Graniteville Swamp Park: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Nook Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 6.0 mi
- Stony Hill: 7.8 mi
- Laurel Hill: 8.3 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- African Adventure: 5.4 mi
- Australian Outback: 5.4 mi
- Big Cat Country: 5.4 mi
- Amazing Asia: 5.4 mi
- Birds of Prey: 5.4 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 5.5 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 8.4 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 10.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 10.5 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- The Park: 1.8 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.0 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Hemlock Falls: 4.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 4.8 mi
- Seele: 9.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 10.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 11.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.2 mi
- North Tower: 24.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 9.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Barber: 11.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.8 mi
- New City Village: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 5.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Sanford Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 307° | 295.7 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 334° | 283 m | 19.4 mi |
| Union Hill | NW 305° | 277 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NNW 329° | 276 m | 17.8 mi |
| Trowbridge Mountain | WNW 301° | 274 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tourne | NW 323° | 273 m | 18.4 mi |
| High Mountain | N 5° | 268 m | 18.8 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 336° | 268 m | 18.8 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 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 3 mi away.
- common mugwort164 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel138 obs
- White-tailed Deer121 obs
- white snakeroot105 obs
- ground-ivy90 obs
- white clover82 obs
- greater plantain81 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly75 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/357745137
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