Tappen Park
Tappen Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Eyes, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Stapleton Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground: 0.3 mi
- Serpentine Art and Nature Commons: 0.5 mi
- Hero Park: 0.6 mi
- Tompkinsville Park: 0.7 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Tuscan Garden: 1.6 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 1.7 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 1.7 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 0.6 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Lighthouse Museum: 1.0 mi
- Alice Austen House: 1.1 mi
- Staten Island Museum and Institue of Arts and Sciences: 1.2 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 0.6 mi
- Eric Garner/BLM Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Eric Garner Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Rosebank Honor Rolll: 0.9 mi
- The United States Merchant Marine: 1.0 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 1.0 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 1.1 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 2.8 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 3.0 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 3.2 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.1 mi
- South Beach: 2.8 mi
- Midland Beach: 3.8 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 4.6 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 4.7 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 2.0 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 2.6 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.9 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.9 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 4.1 mi
- Park Hill: 0.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fox Hills: 0.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 1.6 mi
- Todt Hill: 2.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 6.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.4 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.8 mi
- Palisades: 8.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
- The Loch: 13.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.1 mi
- North Tower: 16.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Barber: 11.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tappen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 345° | 268 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 345° | 230 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 298° | 180 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 326° | 179 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 313° | 175 m | 15.0 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 266° | 168 m | 24.9 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | WNW 297° | 166 m | 24.6 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 338° | 144 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.
- Porcelain Berry275 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly129 obs
- Wild Turkey91 obs
- Mallard85 obs
- American Robin84 obs
- Pond Slider83 obs
- Western Honey Bee77 obs
- common mugwort68 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/35018232
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Staten Island · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 7 mi
- Downstate New York · 7 mi
- Elizabeth · 7 mi
- Hudson County · 7 mi
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