Sommer Park
Sommer Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is West Essex Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Essex Park: 0.4 mi
- Riker Hill Art Park: 1.1 mi
- Essex County Environmental Center: 1.1 mi
- Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park: 1.2 mi
- Becker Park: 1.7 mi
- Camp Hope: 0.6 mi
- Brendan P. Tevlin Fields: 0.7 mi
- Town Square Park: 1.0 mi
- Joseph G. Lurker Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Tedesco Park: 1.5 mi
- Courtyard 2: 0.9 mi
- Courtyard 4: 0.9 mi
- Courtyard 3: 0.9 mi
- Courtyard 1: 1.0 mi
- West Caldwell Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Veterans' Memoiral: 1.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
- War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Antique Fire Wagon: 1.0 mi
- Parson Green's Mill: 2.7 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 1.0 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 4.2 mi
- Mutual Support: 5.3 mi
- Lunch Break: 5.3 mi
- No Turning Back: 5.4 mi
- Riker Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 4.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.5 mi
- Nook Hill: 5.8 mi
- Horse Hill: 5.8 mi
- Imagine That!!!: 2.0 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 2.8 mi
- Whippany Railway Museum: 3.4 mi
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts: 5.2 mi
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Education Annex: 5.2 mi
- Prairie Dog: 4.8 mi
- Great Plains: 4.8 mi
- Bear Country: 4.8 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 4.8 mi
- African Adventure: 4.8 mi
- Hawk Hill: 5.6 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 7.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 7.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.1 mi
- Flamingo: 4.8 mi
- Island Beach: 7.1 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
- Indian Lake Main Beach: 8.8 mi
- Indian Lake Clubhouse Beach: 8.9 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- The Park: 8.5 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Evergreen Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Mendham Overlook Area: 10.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 5.4 mi
- Boonton Falls: 7.4 mi
- Seele: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.0 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 9.4 mi
- New City Village: 14.4 mi
- Barber: 20.1 mi
- Monksville: 21.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 5.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 8.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Sommer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | NW 316° | 393 m | 14.7 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | NNW 337° | 373 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 296° | 371 m | 16.2 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | NNW 346° | 361 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mase Mountain | NW 309° | 359 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNW 334° | 358 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Arlington | WNW 298° | 344 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Freedom | W 279° | 341 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 4 mi away.
- Green Frog16 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly14 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk13 obs
- Fragile Forktail13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- White-tailed Deer12 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle12 obs
- Eastern Forktail12 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/601416586
Day trips start here
- East Hanover · 1 mi
- Chatham · 5 mi
- Essex County · 5 mi
- Madison · 5 mi
- Parsippany · 5 mi
- Short Hills · 5 mi
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