- Elevation, modelled
- 33 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway11.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6662, -73.9638
Rock Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled 33 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Monocot Border, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 305° | 179 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 294° | 175 m | 18.5 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 322° | 144 m | 23.4 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 298° | 134 m | 21.4 mi |
| Long Hill | W 275° | 126 m | 25.0 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 240° | 125 m | 9.1 mi |
- 11.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 29.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Monocot Border: 0.0 mi
- Plant Family Collection: 0.0 mi
- Oak Circle: 0.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lily Pool Terrace: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Sea Lion Pool: 0.1 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 0.1 mi
- Hall of Animals: 0.1 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.1 mi
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 0.9 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.2 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Alfred T. White Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Site of the Dongan Oak: 0.1 mi
- Battle Pass Historic Marker: 0.2 mi
- Joseph A. Guider Monument: 0.3 mi
- Ebbets Field Home Plate: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Jackie Robinson Playground: 0.2 mi
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park: 0.3 mi
- Mount Prospect Park: 0.4 mi
- Concert Grove: 0.5 mi
- Dodger Playground: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- OY/YO: 0.4 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.5 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Panther: 0.5 mi
- Panther: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.0 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.8 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 2.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.4 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.4 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.6 mi
- Rookery: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 51
- Sullivan Hill: 0.3 mi
- Willink Hill: 0.3 mi
- Breeze Hill: 0.5 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.6 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.4 mi
- Street Seats: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 0.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.5 mi
- The Loch: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- North Tower: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.2 mi
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
- American Robin1,998 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,608 obs
- Pond Slider1,533 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,407 obs
- Northern Cardinal1,391 obs
- House Sparrow1,311 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,241 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1,239 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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