Park · New Jersey
Schmidt Park
Schmidt Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 98 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mahan Collection, a museum 0.9 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 98 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.67593, -74.52904
- 12.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- The Mahan Collection: 0.9 mi
- The Farmstead Arts Center: 1.2 mi
- Tunis-Ellicks House: 5.0 mi
- Littel-Lord Farmstead: 5.4 mi
- Jacobus Vanderveer House: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Farmstead Park: 1.3 mi
- Dewy Meadow Park: 1.5 mi
- Astor Fields: 1.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley Park: 2.0 mi
- Passaic River County Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Glenhurst Meadows: 2.0 mi
- Stransky Nature Trails: 3.6 mi
- George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 3.7 mi
- Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.7 mi
- Washington Valley Park West: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Monument: 2.1 mi
- Historical Marker: 4.0 mi
- Gabriel's Fountain Paddy Wagon: 5.5 mi
- Bettin Oak Monument: 6.1 mi
- Stark's Brigade Monument: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mine Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Second Watchung Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Blachleys Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mount Kemble: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Cross Estate Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Abby Garden: 7.2 mi
- Theodore Largman Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Butterrfly Garden: 7.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 7.8 mi
Artworks
- Virgin Mary Statue: 6.7 mi
- Color Field Sculpture: 6.8 mi
- Patriot's Farewell: 8.7 mi
- The Way to Independence: 8.8 mi
- George Washington: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 44
- Basking Ridge Oak Tree: 2.4 mi
- Devil's Tree: 4.2 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 8.4 mi
- Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: 8.6 mi
- Legend Rock: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Mine Hill Beach: 14.2 mi
- Flamingo: 14.5 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 14.7 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 15.0 mi
- Island Beach: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Primrose Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Sky Top Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 7.3 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Hill: 12.5 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 21.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 21.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 21.1 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.4 mi
- Seele: 6.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Cushetunk Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 7.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 11.8 mi
- Barber: 17.4 mi
- Waterloo Village: 20.4 mi
- New City Village: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 13.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Schmidt Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | N 358° | 393 m | 20.1 mi |
| Upper Pohatcong Mountain | WNW 303° | 375 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 343° | 371 m | 17.4 mi |
| Schooleys Mountain | NW 308° | 364 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mase Mountain | N 352° | 359 m | 19.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 340° | 355 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Arlington | NNW 344° | 344 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Freedom | NNW 347° | 341 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville 4 NW, 8 mi away.
- Virginia Springbeauty364 obs
- mile-a-minute weed333 obs
- common mugwort307 obs
- multiflora rose271 obs
- sensitive fern222 obs
- autumn olive202 obs
- Song Sparrow181 obs
- common greenshield lichen178 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/357746157
Day trips start here
- Basking Ridge · 2 mi
- Long Hill · 2 mi
- Bernardsville · 4 mi
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · 4 mi
- Far Hills · 6 mi
- Bridgewater · 7 mi
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