- Elevation, modelled
- 47 m
- Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
- Watnong Mountain295.7 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway15.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7434, -74.2158
Vailsburg Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled 47 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Elmwood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Vailsburg Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 297° | 295.7 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 328° | 283 m | 17.1 mi |
| Union Hill | WNW 296° | 277 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 321° | 276 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tourne | NW 315° | 273 m | 16.5 mi |
| High Mountain | N 3° | 268 m | 15.7 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 16.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NNW 333° | 263 m | 15.8 mi |
- 15.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 18.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 28.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Elmwood Park: 0.6 mi
- West Side Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkway Playground: 0.9 mi
- Orange Park: 1.2 mi
- Montgomery Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 0.7 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 0.9 mi
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Prudential Learning Center: 1.7 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 1.8 mi
- Rosa Parks: 1.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.9 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 2.4 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- The Bent: 1.9 mi
- Sculptures: 2.0 mi
- Seated Lincoln: 2.0 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 2.2 mi
- Wars of America: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Newark Museum: 2.3 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 2.7 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 3.4 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Big Cat Country: 3.7 mi
- Birds of Prey: 3.7 mi
- Australian Outback: 3.7 mi
- Amazing Asia: 3.7 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 3.7 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 3.8 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 7.8 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 8.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 9.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 10.1 mi
Peaks
- Mayapple Hill: 4.3 mi
- Nook Hill: 4.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.7 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 4.7 mi
- East Hills Park: 5.2 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 5.5 mi
- Prospect Park: 5.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- The Park: 1.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.8 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 9.1 mi
- The Backyard: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hemlock Falls: 3.8 mi
- Hobble Falls: 3.8 mi
- Seele: 11.1 mi
- Great Falls: 12.1 mi
- The Loch: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 4.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.2 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 6.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Barber: 14.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.5 mi
- New City Village: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 3 mi away.
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