Park · New York
Schmul Park
Schmul Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.58972, -74.18755
- 21.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Independence Park: 0.3 mi
- New Springville Park: 1.0 mi
- Rooftop Farm: 1.1 mi
- William T Davis Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
- Nansen Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Neck Creek Bluebelt: 0.4 mi
- Neck Creek Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Meredith Woods: 0.7 mi
- Zuckermann Natural Resource Area: 0.7 mi
- Island of Meadows: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 0.6 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 3.1 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 3.4 mi
- Butterfly garden: 4.0 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Girl Power: 1.0 mi
- Valley of the Sunrise: 1.1 mi
- Grace: 1.1 mi
- Park Avenue Tulips: 1.8 mi
- Carteret Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 1.8 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 2.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 2.6 mi
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 2.7 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Stone Chimney: 1.8 mi
- 911 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 2.2 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 2.5 mi
- First County Jail: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Transportation Museum: 2.6 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 2.8 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Ground Historical Society: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 3.9 mi
- Emerson Hill: 5.0 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.6 mi
- Park Hill: 6.0 mi
- Fox Hills: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Annadale Beach: 4.5 mi
- Huguenot Beach: 4.8 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 5.0 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Linden Airport mini-park: 3.4 mi
- The Park: 9.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 10.0 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Hill: 12.1 mi
- Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Palisades: 15.2 mi
- Palisades: 18.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Hemlock Falls: 12.3 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 12.4 mi
- Seele: 12.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- North Tower: 17.0 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 5.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 12.2 mi
- Raritan Landing: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Schmul Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 318° | 295.7 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mine Mountain | WNW 293° | 251 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 306° | 229 m | 22.2 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NW 309° | 217 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NW 305° | 215 m | 21.3 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 302° | 204 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 312° | 180 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | N 349° | 179 m | 15.6 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 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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, 7 mi away.
- common reed115 obs
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle81 obs
- Western Honey Bee80 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly80 obs
- American sweetgum77 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee68 obs
- common mugwort66 obs
- Canada Goose50 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/53807362
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 2 mi
- Linden · 4 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- Rahway · 5 mi
- Woodbridge · 6 mi
- Bayonne · 7 mi
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