Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookland Ferry Landing, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
The story
bridge in New York City, crossing the East River
Wikidata Q125006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1883-05-24
- Height
- 41 m
- Material
- steel
- Weight limit
- 2.72
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brookland Ferry Landing: 0.1 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher: 0.3 mi
- William Jay Gaynor: 0.4 mi
- Catherine Market: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.1 mi
- Jane's Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.4 mi
- PIER 17: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.4 mi
- Max Family Garden: 0.1 mi
- Carousel Bioswale: 0.1 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.5 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.6 mi
- Vinegar HIll Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Empire Fulton Ferry: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge Park: 0.2 mi
- Pier 1: 0.2 mi
- Hillside Dog Park: 0.2 mi
- Poplar Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center: 0.3 mi
- Spark Brooklyn Children's Museum Annex: 0.3 mi
- South Street Seaport Museum: 0.5 mi
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.7 mi
- Akua: 0.2 mi
- Fat Boy: 0.4 mi
- Turning Stone: 0.5 mi
- Walk-in Kaleidoscope: 0.5 mi
- Unity: 0.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.2 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.6 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bird Island: 0.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.9 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.9 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.0 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.4 mi
- Street Seats: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.3 mi
- The Loch: 6.5 mi
- The Falls: 15.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Barber: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooklyn Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 21.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 24.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 327° | 185 m | 22.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 22.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 300° | 179 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 287° | 175 m | 16.1 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 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/375157262
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
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