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Federal Hill

Federal Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Federal Hill rises to 171 m in New Jersey. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Appelt Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

Federal Hill is a ridge nestled in the foothills of the New Jersey Highlands. It is located in the town of Bloomingdale in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34868214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00306, -74.30947

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Appelt Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pacifico-Gallo Park: 0.8 mi
  • Elks Camp Moore: 0.9 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.0 mi
  • Federal Hill: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Nazi Bund Camp: 0.4 mi
  • Krom Park: 1.0 mi
  • Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • McDavitt's Point: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Beaches
  • Sunny Ridge Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Pines Lake West Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Lionshead Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach Club: 4.2 mi
  • West Beach: 5.4 mi
Gardens
  • Sensory Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 2.4 mi
  • South Rock Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Rain Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • Great Oak Tree: 2.9 mi
  • Blue Mine: 3.9 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 4.2 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Roomy Mine: 4.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.6 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 10.5 mi
  • Thor: 10.9 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 11.0 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 11.1 mi
Artworks
  • Bride and Bull sculpture: 5.9 mi
  • Mustang: 8.0 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.0 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.0 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Chikahoki Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Otter Hole: 3.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.1 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Boiling Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Federal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNNW 328°378 m4.5 mi
Copperas MountainW 276°373 m8.1 mi
Kanouse MountainWNW 295°361 m6.4 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNNW 340°360 m4.8 mi
Cobb HillW 263°358 m8.1 mi
West Brook MountainNNW 340°347 m7.0 mi
Carris HillNNW 342°341 m3.6 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 342°341 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 876313 — Federal Hill, Passaic County, New Jersey.

OpenStreetMap element node/357721697

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