Federal Hill
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.
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Wikidata Q34868214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.1 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Beacon Hill Bird Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Mountainside Park: 2.1 mi
- Potash Lake Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Kinnelon Borough Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Two Sisters Wetland Preserve Property: 3.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Packanack Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Warner: 2.9 mi
- Torne Mountain: 3.2 mi
- LeGrande Hill: 3.3 mi
- Butler Museum: 1.7 mi
- Schuyler-Colfax House Historic House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Pequannock Township Museum: 2.5 mi
- Wayne Van Riper Hopper Musuem: 3.9 mi
- Oakland Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- New City Village: 4.5 mi
- Monksville: 8.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.6 mi
- Waterloo Village: 24.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 10.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | NNW 328° | 378 m | 4.5 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | W 276° | 373 m | 8.1 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | WNW 295° | 361 m | 6.4 mi |
| Assiniwikam Mountain | NNW 340° | 360 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cobb Hill | W 263° | 358 m | 8.1 mi |
| West Brook Mountain | NNW 340° | 347 m | 7.0 mi |
| Carris Hill | NNW 342° | 341 m | 3.6 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNW 342° | 341 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
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
Day trips start here
- Passaic County · 2 mi
- Lincoln Park · 5 mi
- Wayne · 6 mi
- Montville · 7 mi
- Wyckoff · 7 mi
- Boonton · 9 mi
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