- Elevation, modelled
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7955, -73.9721
Lotus Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled 20 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Happy Warrior Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
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- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Lotus Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 316° | 268 m | 16.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 315° | 260 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 315° | 230 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 17.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 314° | 185 m | 18.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 314° | 180 m | 18.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 275° | 179 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 265° | 175 m | 16.6 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 5.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Happy Warrior Playground: 0.2 mi
- Joan of Arc Park: 0.2 mi
- St. Gregory's Playground: 0.4 mi
- Bloomingdale Playground: 0.4 mi
- Sol Bloom Playground: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Carrere Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Firemen's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Jacobo Villano Pardo: 0.3 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 0.4 mi
- Gate of All Saints: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Joan of Arc Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Straus Monument: 0.5 mi
- Seven Generations: 0.7 mi
- The Peace Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Pulpit: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- West Side Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- La Perla Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mobilization for Change Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Glen Span Arch: 0.7 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.9 mi
- Bow Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.1 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.6 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.6 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.6 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.7 mi
- Street Seats: 3.4 mi
- The Backyard: 5.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 1.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 0.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.2 mi
- The Falls: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 23.1 mi
- Barber: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 1 mi away.
- white snakeroot9,526 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel3,934 obs
- American Robin3,719 obs
- common milkweed3,560 obs
- Rock Pigeon2,933 obs
- House Sparrow2,925 obs
- Pond Slider2,573 obs
- Northern Cardinal2,370 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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