- Elevation, modelled
- 69 m
- Tallest summit within 18.3 miles
- Watnong Mountain295.7 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway15.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7352, -74.2083
West Side Park is a park in New Jersey, at a modelled 69 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Vailsburg Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of West Side Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | WNW 298° | 295.7 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNW 328° | 283 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sheep Hill | NW 321° | 276 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tourne | NW 316° | 273 m | 17.1 mi |
| High Mountain | N 2° | 268 m | 16.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 17.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NNW 333° | 263 m | 16.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 359° | 260 m | 16.9 mi |
- 15.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 18.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 28.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Vailsburg Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkway Playground: 0.7 mi
- Montgomery Park: 0.8 mi
- Hunterdon Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Mildred Helms Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Prudential Learning Center: 1.2 mi
- Shipley Environmental Center: 1.2 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Norwood: 1.2 mi
- HOV Healthy Haven at Eighteenth: 1.3 mi
- Treehouse Blooms & Veggies Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Rosa Parks: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.5 mi
- Morris Canal Lock 16 East: 1.6 mi
- Shadow of a Face: 2.1 mi
- Indian and the Puritan: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Seated Lincoln: 1.6 mi
- The Bent: 1.6 mi
- Sculptures: 1.6 mi
- Rutgers Arch: 1.8 mi
- Wars of America: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Newark Museum: 2.0 mi
- New Jersey Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- 1978 Maplewood Arts Center: 3.6 mi
- Durand Hedden House & Garden Association: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Big Cat Country: 4.3 mi
- Birds of Prey: 4.3 mi
- Australian Outback: 4.3 mi
- Amazing Asia: 4.4 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 4.4 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 4.4 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 7.9 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 8.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 9.3 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 9.7 mi
Peaks
- Mayapple Hill: 4.9 mi
- Nook Hill: 5.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.4 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 5.4 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 5.5 mi
- East Hills Park: 5.9 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Prospect Park: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- The Park: 1.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.3 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.6 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- The Backyard: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Hemlock Falls: 4.3 mi
- Hobble Falls: 4.3 mi
- Seele: 11.2 mi
- Great Falls: 12.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Hill: 5.1 mi
- Palisades: 8.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 8.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 7.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Barber: 14.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.4 mi
- New City Village: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.1 mi
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
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- Newark · 2 mi
- The Oranges · 2 mi
- Harrison · 3 mi
- Maplewood · 3 mi
- Essex County · 4 mi
- Union · 4 mi
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