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Van Vorst Park

Van Vorst Park from directly overhead

Van Vorst Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel Ramos Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates40.71806, -74.04714
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angel Ramos Park: 0.1 mi
  • Alexander F. Santora Park: 0.2 mi
  • Morris Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fitzgerald-Holota Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Plaza Rizal: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Cherry Tree Grove: 0.7 mi
  • North Cove Field: 0.8 mi
  • Terminal Field: 0.9 mi
  • Crescent Field: 1.2 mi
  • Pesin Drive Grove: 1.7 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Newport Sand Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Caven Point Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.4 mi
  • Maxwell Place Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Pier 4 Beach: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Outlook Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Grassy Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Slide Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Little Snake Hill: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 1.8 mi
  • Palisades: 3.8 mi
  • Palisades: 6.9 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ambergill Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 5.8 mi
  • The Loch: 7.0 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Van Vorst Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 336°268 m19.1 mi
Turkey MountainNW 313°268 m23.4 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 315°263 m22.6 mi
Beech MountainNNW 334°260 m20.1 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 335°230 m18.9 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 332°185 m20.4 mi
Moon HillNNW 333°180 m20.1 mi
Stony HillWNW 302°179 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly512 obs
  • Rock Pigeon444 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow405 obs
  • Western Honey Bee396 obs
  • Canada Goose354 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat338 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle333 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel328 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/24582243

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