Park · New York
Westerleigh Park
Westerleigh Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Sugar Loaf stands 229 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Northerleigh Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61983, -74.13446
- 18.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Northerleigh Park: 0.2 mi
- Egbert Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Markham Playground: 0.7 mi
- Dodgers Triangle: 0.9 mi
- Levy Playground: 1.0 mi
Museums
- The Peter Houseman House: 0.3 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 0.8 mi
- Kreuzer-Pelton House: 1.8 mi
- Chinese Scholar’s Garden: 2.2 mi
- World Trade Center Educational Tribute: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ingram Woods: 0.8 mi
- Westwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.7 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.9 mi
- Graniteville Swamp Park: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 1.7 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 2.2 mi
- White Garden: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 1.4 mi
- Memorial to All Vietnam Veterans: 1.8 mi
- Historic Stone Chimney: 1.9 mi
- Robert Richard Randall: 2.4 mi
- Randall’s Grave: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Wingdale: 1.5 mi
- Big Stride: 1.5 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 01: 1.7 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 1.7 mi
- St. Anthony: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 1.7 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 1.7 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.2 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 1.7 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.5 mi
- Park Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 3.8 mi
- South Beach: 4.2 mi
- Midland Beach: 4.2 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Linden Airport mini-park: 5.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Fallkill Falls: 9.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 9.8 mi
- Palisades: 11.9 mi
- Hawk Hill: 12.2 mi
- Palisades: 15.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.9 mi
- North Tower: 17.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 15.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 9.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Westerleigh Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 298° | 229 m | 23.5 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 300° | 217 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 297° | 215 m | 22.7 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 294° | 204 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 303° | 180 m | 22.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 337° | 179 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 323° | 175 m | 13.3 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 267° | 168 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 5 mi away.
- Mallard218 obs
- Porcelain Berry166 obs
- Canada Goose148 obs
- Wild Turkey124 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel117 obs
- American Robin111 obs
- common mugwort100 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly96 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/34966385
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 3 mi
- Bayonne · 4 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- Linden · 6 mi
- Hudson County · 8 mi
- Newark · 8 mi
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