Peak · New Jersey
Stony Hill
Stony Hill rises to 179 m in New Jersey. Cobb Hill stands 358 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Jersey, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34930961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.81204, -74.24348
- 14.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Montclair Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Jersey Explorer Children's Museum: 2.7 mi
- Nutley Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Yogi Berra Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hamilton House Museum: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Eifall: 3.5 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 3.6 mi
- Riker Hill: 4.3 mi
- Nook Hill: 6.3 mi
- Garret Mountain: 7.0 mi
Attractions
- Bear Country: 3.5 mi
- Great Plains: 3.6 mi
- Birds of Prey: 3.6 mi
- Big Cat Country: 3.6 mi
- Prairie Dog: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 59
- Tug of War: 5.7 mi
- Venus and Adonis: 5.7 mi
- Resettlement: 5.7 mi
- Death of Venus: 5.7 mi
- The Seeker: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 57
- Verona Park Children's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Katz Community Center Garden: 1.1 mi
- Avis Campbell Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Van Vleck House and Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Freeman Gardens: 2.2 mi
Cliffs
- little daddy Maginot: 3.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 3.9 mi
- Wooden Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Eagle Rock Reservation: 0.3 mi
- The Glen: 2.3 mi
- Hilltop Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Prospect Park: 2.7 mi
- Mills Reservation: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- 9/11: 0.7 mi
- 9/11 Search And Rescue Dogs: 0.7 mi
- Tony Memorial Bench: 1.8 mi
- Lady Lane: 2.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Birthplace: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 54
- Flamingo: 3.6 mi
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 6.6 mi
- West Beach: 8.7 mi
- East Beach: 8.7 mi
- Lionshead Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
Parks
- baseball and softball field: 1.0 mi
- Montclair Art Museum park area: 1.1 mi
- Porter Park: 1.1 mi
- Degnan Park: 1.2 mi
- Graz Park: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- The Park: 6.0 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 6.5 mi
- The Backyard: 9.0 mi
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 9.5 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hobble Falls: 4.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 4.9 mi
- Great Falls: 7.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.0 mi
- Boonton Falls: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 3.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Feltville Historic District: 11.7 mi
- New City Village: 16.4 mi
- Barber: 19.5 mi
- Monksville: 21.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 4.7 mi
- Boiling Spring: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Stony Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Hill | NW 317° | 358 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NW 320° | 335 m | 14.3 mi |
| Torne Mountain | NNW 340° | 305 m | 16.5 mi |
| Watnong Mountain | W 281° | 296 m | 13.3 mi |
| Stony Brook Mountains | NNW 327° | 289 m | 13.2 mi |
| Rock Pear Mountain | NW 325° | 289 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 322° | 283 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kakeout Mountain | NNW 330° | 277 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 883316 — Stony Hill, Essex County, New Jersey.
OpenStreetMap element node/357733003
Day trips start here
- Essex County · 2 mi
- Gateway · 2 mi
- Montclair · 2 mi
- The Oranges · 3 mi
- Nutley · 4 mi
- Clifton · 6 mi
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