- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
- Millstone Hill278 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8193, -74.0714
The Backyard is a picnic site in New Jersey, at a modelled 2 m. Millstone Hill stands 278 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is River Barge Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of The Backyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millstone Hill | NNW 332° | 278 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sheep Hill | WNW 292° | 276 m | 18.8 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 328° | 268 m | 12.4 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | WNW 300° | 268 m | 18.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 301° | 263 m | 17.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 326° | 260 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 327° | 230 m | 12.1 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 338° | 224 m | 17.6 mi |
- 6.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 10.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- River Barge Park: 1.1 mi
- Trolley Park: 1.2 mi
- Acorn Park: 1.3 mi
- Rutherford Park: 1.4 mi
- Riggin Memorial Field: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Carlstadt Historic Firehouse Museum: 1.6 mi
- Meadowlands Museum: 1.7 mi
- Secaucus Town Museum: 2.1 mi
- Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey: 2.4 mi
- Meadowlands Environment Center: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Lehrer Tract: 1.7 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 3.9 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
Gardens
- Millridge Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Meadowlands Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.9 mi
- Leonia Library Reading Garden: 5.3 mi
- Riverside Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- World War I Monument: 1.9 mi
- The George Washington Tree: 2.7 mi
- HH: 2.7 mi
- Firemen's Monument: 2.7 mi
- Welcome to Hasbrouck Heights: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Welcome To Secaucus: 2.0 mi
- Celia Cruz: 3.9 mi
- Saint Mother Teresa: 4.4 mi
- Wave: 4.7 mi
- Major General Philip Kearny: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 2.0 mi
- truck: 2.2 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park: 3.6 mi
- USS Ling: 4.5 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 4.6 mi
Beaches
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 2.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.5 mi
- Hazard Beach: 6.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 6.4 mi
Cliffs
- Palisades: 4.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.3 mi
- Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 7.7 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 4.4 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.4 mi
- Kings Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Summit Rock: 5.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Picnic and Grill: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.8 mi
- Street Seats: 8.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.5 mi
- Area B: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Loch: 6.1 mi
- Great Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 12.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 2.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 5.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 25.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Feltville Historic District: 19.1 mi
- New City Village: 21.8 mi
- Barber: 22.2 mi
- Monksville: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 12.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- East Rutherford · 2 mi
- Rutherford · 2 mi
- Secaucus · 3 mi
- Passaic · 4 mi
- Union City · 4 mi
- Weehawken · 4 mi
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