Thompson Park
Thompson Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Sourland Mountain stands 171 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Monroe Township Soccer Complex, a park 1.4 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 23 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monroe Township Soccer Complex: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.6 mi
- Jamesburg County Park Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- James Monroe Park: 3.9 mi
- Bucks Head Park: 4.1 mi
- Venue Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- East Brunswick Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- North Brunswick Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
- Marlboro Recreation Rain Garden: 8.7 mi
- South River Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Schuchardt's Holiday House: 3.7 mi
- Peace on Earth: 5.7 mi
- Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 8.5 mi
- Rising: 9.9 mi
- Current: 9.9 mi
- Cranbury Museum: 4.7 mi
- Cranbury Firehouse Museum: 4.9 mi
- Cranbury History Center: 4.9 mi
- Cranbury Barn Park: 5.2 mi
- East Brunswick Museum: 6.6 mi
- Broken Down Truck Monument: 5.0 mi
- Manalapan September 11th Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Manalapan Public Services Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Bobov cemetery NJ: 5.7 mi
- 1818 Remembrance: 5.7 mi
- Frost Woods Park: 5.4 mi
- Reinhardt Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Keystone Park: 6.6 mi
- Mannino Park: 7.1 mi
- Country Lane Park: 7.5 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower: 10.0 mi
- Sayre & Fisher Reading Room: 10.2 mi
- First School Bell Sayreville, NJ: 10.3 mi
- Stony Brook Swinging Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Monster Mini Golf: 12.5 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 6.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.5 mi
- Tenmile Run Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Beacon Hill: 11.2 mi
- Hooks Creek Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 11.8 mi
- Paul's Beach: 12.7 mi
- Laurence Harbor Beach: 12.9 mi
- Seidler Beach: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.6 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 7.9 mi
- Open Grove: 10.6 mi
- Grove 3A: 10.6 mi
- North Tower: 23.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 23.8 mi
- Power House: 23.8 mi
- South Tower: 23.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.2 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 3.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 15.2 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 15.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 12.4 mi
- Barber: 16.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 18.5 mi
- Gold Run: 20.8 mi
- Seele: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourland Mountain | WNW 300° | 171 m | 18.0 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | NNW 341° | 168 m | 19.6 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | W 269° | 146 m | 23.3 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | W 268° | 143 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pheasant Hill | WNW 290° | 134 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Canoe | W 270° | 128 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Rose | W 278° | 126 m | 15.5 mi |
| Todt Hill | NE 42° | 125 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:52 | 16:35 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 9 mi away.
- Fowler's Toad34 obs
- American beech21 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander15 obs
- pickerelweed14 obs
- Eastern American jack-o'-lantern14 obs
- White-tailed Deer13 obs
- American tuliptree12 obs
- Common Garter Snake11 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/357738376
Day trips start here
- Englishtown · 5 mi
- East Brunswick · 6 mi
- Manalapan · 6 mi
- Hightstown · 7 mi
- Middlesex County · 7 mi
- North Brunswick · 8 mi
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