- Elevation, modelled
- 16 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6908, -73.9286
The Garden of Angels is a garden in New York, at a modelled 16 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Patchen Avenue Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.6 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1996
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Garden of Angels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 323° | 260 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 0° | 208 m | 24.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 297° | 179 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 287° | 175 m | 19.7 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 315° | 144 m | 23.3 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 292° | 134 m | 22.4 mi |
- 9.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 27.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Patchen Avenue Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bed-Stuy Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
- The People's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Patchen Community Square: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Lafayette Playground: 0.1 mi
- Jesse Owens Playground: 0.2 mi
- Police Officer Reinaldo Salgado Playground: 0.3 mi
- P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground Children’s Play Area: 0.3 mi
- Good Life Garden: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Leah E. Sylvain: 0.4 mi
- Saratoga Park Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Brooklyn College of Pharmacy: 1.2 mi
- Ridgewood War Memorial: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Shai Asia Semple: 0.5 mi
- Robert Fulton: 0.8 mi
- Tiger: 0.9 mi
- Mathematical Star: 1.2 mi
- Yusuf Hawkins: 1.2 mi
Museums
- The Bone Museum: 1.1 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- MV Schamonchi: 1.4 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 2.6 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 2.6 mi
- Hall of Animals: 2.6 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.2 mi
- Bird Island: 3.7 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 4.8 mi
- Rookery: 5.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 3.4 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.8 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 54
- Laurel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Willink Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.8 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.9 mi
- Quaker Hill: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.8 mi
- Street Seats: 4.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 7.0 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Palisades: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 2.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.0 mi
- The Loch: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.5 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 | 15:48 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly481 obs
- tree-of-heaven389 obs
- Rock Pigeon316 obs
- common mugwort292 obs
- princess tree267 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee256 obs
- Mourning Dove205 obs
- House Sparrow205 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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