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Washington Rock State Park

Washington Rock State Park from directly overhead

Washington Rock State Park is a park in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 147 m. Mount Arlington stands 371 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur L. Lewis Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
147 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.61300, -74.47304
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arthur L. Lewis Park: 0.7 mi
  • Warrenbrook Park: 1.0 mi
  • McCoy Park: 1.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 1.4 mi
  • Top of the World Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans War Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 3.0 mi
  • Memorial Cannon 02: 4.4 mi
  • Memorial Cannon: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • George Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond: 2.0 mi
  • Stransky Nature Trails: 2.2 mi
  • Glenhurst Meadows: 3.4 mi
  • Fanwood Nature Center: 4.7 mi
  • Washington Valley Park West: 5.3 mi
Museums
  • Drake House Museum: 2.2 mi
  • The Farmstead Arts Center: 4.3 mi
  • Littel-Lord Farmstead: 4.6 mi
  • Eagles Nest Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Abraham Staats House: 5.0 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 51
Beaches: 30
Picnic sites: 22
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Inman Park Picnic Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Primrose Preserve: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hawk Hill: 12.4 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 22.0 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 22.1 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 22.1 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Washington Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArlingtonNNW 339°371 m22.4 mi
Schooleys MountainNW 312°364 m22.5 mi
Mount ArlingtonNNW 340°344 m23.0 mi
Mount FreedomNNW 341°341 m16.6 mi
Calais MountainNNW 338°334 m15.7 mi
Fox HillWNW 296°314 m19.3 mi
Watnong MountainN 356°295.7 m16.3 mi
Seward HillNW 319°289 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2819:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1915:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546372777568564638
Precip in3.83.14.33.64.04.35.34.04.34.33.54.2

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

Wildlife nearby
  • common mugwort144 obs
  • multiflora rose136 obs
  • Japanese barberry134 obs
  • Japanese honeysuckle117 obs
  • wineberry109 obs
  • eastern poison ivy107 obs
  • border privet98 obs
  • garlic mustard94 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/607566426

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