Park · New Jersey
West Hudson Park
West Hudson Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Pyramid Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Plaza, a park 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75227, -74.15112
- 12.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Plaza: 0.5 mi
- East Newark Riverfront Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 0.8 mi
- Town Hall Bi-Centenial Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- A Healing Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- University Square Courtyard: 1.4 mi
- Campus Center Terrace: 1.6 mi
- Down Bottom Farms: 1.6 mi
- Wilson Towers Courtyard: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Indian and the Puritan: 1.1 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 1.2 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 1.7 mi
- Rosa Parks: 1.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Newark Museum: 1.3 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- William D. McDowell Observatory: 3.3 mi
- Meadowlands Environment Center: 3.4 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Major General Philip Kearny: 1.3 mi
- Wars of America: 1.4 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 1.4 mi
- The Bent: 1.6 mi
- Sculptures: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- 1-E Landfill: 2.4 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.6 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- FlyNYON: 2.9 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 4.5 mi
- truck: 5.1 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 5.9 mi
- Colgate Clock: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.8 mi
- Stony Hill: 6.4 mi
- Kings Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 7.3 mi
Beaches
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 5.6 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 6.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 6.4 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 6.7 mi
- Flamingo: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- The Park: 4.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.2 mi
- The Backyard: 6.2 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hobble Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 7.2 mi
- The Loch: 10.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 11.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.9 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.1 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 6.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 14.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 13.3 mi
- Barber: 16.3 mi
- New City Village: 22.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 7.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of West Hudson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 318° | 283 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 311° | 276 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tourne | NW 307° | 273 m | 18.6 mi |
| High Mountain | N 351° | 268 m | 15.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 17.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 322° | 263 m | 17.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 348° | 260 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | N 350° | 230 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, under a mile away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel889 obs
- House Sparrow685 obs
- Common Yellowthroat611 obs
- White-throated Sparrow609 obs
- Ovenbird542 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly404 obs
- American Robin317 obs
- Rock Pigeon314 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/420363030
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