Peak · New Jersey
Kings Bluff
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Kings Bluff rises to 47 m in New Jersey. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Jersey, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 47 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.76511, -74.02103
- 6.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Harbor Park: 0.2 mi
- Gregory Park: 0.3 mi
- Webster School Park: 0.5 mi
- Weehawken Reservoir Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Celia Cruz: 0.6 mi
- THE VESSEL: 1.2 mi
- Big Apple: 1.3 mi
- Wave: 1.4 mi
- The Light That Shines Through the Universe: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gagosian: 1.3 mi
- National Academy of Design: 1.4 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Circle Line: 1.0 mi
- USS Intrepid: 1.1 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.1 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 1.1 mi
- Royal Caribbean/Norweigan Cruise Pier: 1.1 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.5 mi
Gardens
- Alice's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lobby Garden: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 2.9 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.9 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.6 mi
- Great Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- American War Memorial Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Weehawken Memorial World War: 0.6 mi
- Weehawken 9/11 Memorial: 0.7 mi
- S.S. United States Propeller: 1.0 mi
- Birthplace of Baseball Monument: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 3.9 mi
- The Backyard: 4.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 3.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
- Great Falls: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Palisades: 0.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 11.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 11.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 14.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 20.0 mi
- Barber: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Kings Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | WNW 298° | 276 m | 22.8 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 327° | 268 m | 16.9 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 305° | 268 m | 22.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 21.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 325° | 260 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 326° | 230 m | 16.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 335° | 224 m | 22.1 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 326° | 219 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 877573 — Kings Bluff, Hudson County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357724354
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- Weehawken · 0 mi
- Hoboken · 1 mi
- Union City · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
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