Park · New Jersey
Washington Park
Washington Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 51 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wave, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 51 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75271, -74.04083
- 8.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Wave: 0.2 mi
- American Spread Wing Eagle: 1.0 mi
- Structural Steel Teaching Aid: 1.0 mi
- Torch Bearers: 1.0 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 1.0 mi
Parks
- ShopRite Park: 0.3 mi
- Viaduct Park: 0.4 mi
- 11th Street Play Ground: 0.5 mi
- West Hoboken Relisancy Park: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Columbus Statue: 0.5 mi
- Captain Clinton E. Fisk Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- William Tylee Ranney: 0.6 mi
- Birthplace of Baseball Monument: 0.7 mi
- Firemen's Monument: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Riverside Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 2.2 mi
- Alice's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Grove Court: 2.3 mi
- School Garden of City-As: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 0.7 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.6 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 1.7 mi
- Little Island: 1.7 mi
- Pier 55: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Hoboken Fire Department Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gagosian: 1.8 mi
- Whitney Museum of American Art: 1.9 mi
- Ground Zero Museum Workshop: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 0.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.3 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.6 mi
- Vista Rock: 4.2 mi
- Summit Rock: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Freedom Field: 4.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.5 mi
- Street Seats: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 0.7 mi
- Palisades: 1.6 mi
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Palisades: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 5.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- Hobble Falls: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 13.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 18.8 mi
- Barber: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Washington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | WNW 301° | 276 m | 22.3 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 17.2 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 308° | 268 m | 22.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 309° | 263 m | 21.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 330° | 260 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 331° | 230 m | 16.9 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NNW 330° | 219 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 16° | 208 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.
- Canada Goose342 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly223 obs
- Western Honey Bee211 obs
- Monarch177 obs
- Rock Pigeon170 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee154 obs
- Mallard151 obs
- House Sparrow132 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/27458948
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