Must-see Buddhist site · Essex, New Jersey
Empty Cloud Monastery
Empty Cloud Monastery is a Buddhist site in Essex, New Jersey.
Empty Cloud Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Empty Cloud Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Empty Cloud Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.77704, -74.26572. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Empty Cloud Monastery
- Turtle Back Zoo · sanctuary · Essex · ~2 km · Must-see
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park · museum · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
- Saint John's Catholic Church · church · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
- Hemlock Falls Loop · waterfall · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
- Eagle Rock Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
- Greenwood Gardens · sanctuary · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Essex · ~7 km · Must-see
- Montclair Art Museum · museum · Essex · ~7 km · Must-see
- Orange Park · park · Essex · ~7 km · Must-see
- Lenape Trail · trek · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
- Riker Hill · sanctuary · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
- Van Vleck House and Gardens · sanctuary · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
- Congregation B'nai Israel · church · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
- Roseville Presbyterian Church · church · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
- Essex Park · park · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
- Edgemont Memorial Park · park · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
- St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church · church · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
- Branch Brook Park · park · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Empty Cloud Monastery
Other buddhist sites near Empty Cloud Monastery
- Corpus Christi Monastery · Buddhist site · Bergen · ~40 km · Must-see
- Zhuang Yan Monastery · Buddhist site · Putnam · ~110 km · Must-see
- Blue Cliff Monastery · Buddhist site · Sullivan · ~120 km · Must-see
- Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace · Buddhist site · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~121 km · Must-see
- Vajiradhammapadip Temple · Buddhist site · Suffolk · ~124 km · Must-see
- Holy Cross Monastery · Buddhist site · Ulster · ~146 km · Must-see
- Dominican Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary and Cloister Shoppe · Buddhist site · Union · ~13 km
- Village Zendo · Buddhist site · Hudson · ~29 km
- Hermanos de Dios · Buddhist site · Morris · ~16 km
- Chua Tuong Van · Buddhist site · Hudson · ~21 km
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Frequently asked
Is Empty Cloud Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Empty Cloud Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Empty Cloud Monastery?
October to March. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Empty Cloud Monastery?
Nearby: Turtle Back Zoo (sanctuary, 2 km), Thomas Edison National Historical Park (museum, 3 km), Saint John's Catholic Church (church, 3 km), Hemlock Falls Loop (waterfall, 5 km), Eagle Rock Reservation (sanctuary, 5 km), Greenwood Gardens (sanctuary, 6 km).
Is Empty Cloud Monastery worth visiting?
Empty Cloud Monastery is listed as a must-see Buddhist site in New Jersey on Spotwander.