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Veterans Memorial Park

Veterans Memorial Park from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Twin Hill stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Latteri Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

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Coordinates40.84948, -74.13685

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Latteri Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bayeux Park: 0.8 mi
  • Armory Park: 0.9 mi
  • Joseph W. Sesselman Park: 1.0 mi
  • Richardson Scale Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • The Old Spooky House: 1.3 mi
  • US Veteran Howard Reenstra Home Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Thy Bridge: 1.5 mi
  • Clifton 9-11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • The George Washington Tree: 1.7 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • The Involved Student: 1.7 mi
  • Tug of War: 1.7 mi
  • Death of Venus: 1.7 mi
  • Venus and Adonis: 1.8 mi
  • Something's Afoot: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Brookdale Park Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 3.6 mi
  • Benson Street Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 4.5 mi
Museums
Cliffs
  • Thor: 3.8 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 3.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 29
  • Picnic and Grill: 1.6 mi
  • The Backyard: 4.0 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.6 mi
  • The Loch: 10.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 16.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillNNW 343°304 m16.2 mi
Stony Brook MountainsNW 304°289 m15.3 mi
Rock Pear MountainWNW 302°289 m15.9 mi
Pyramid MountainWNW 299°283 m15.0 mi
Millstone HillNNW 340°278 m15.5 mi
Kakeout MountainNW 308°277 m15.8 mi
Sheep HillWNW 289°276 m14.9 mi
High MountainNNW 339°268 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1815:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel69 obs
  • Canada Goose44 obs
  • American Robin43 obs
  • Mallard29 obs
  • ribwort plantain29 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly27 obs
  • Western Honey Bee26 obs
  • House Sparrow25 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/39648169

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