- Elevation, modelled
- 17 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6918, -73.9256
The People's Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled 17 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 9.5 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The People's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 360° | 208 m | 24.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 297° | 179 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 287° | 175 m | 19.8 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 315° | 144 m | 23.4 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 292° | 134 m | 22.5 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 238° | 125 m | 11.8 mi |
- 9.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 27.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Patchen Avenue Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Garden of Angels: 0.2 mi
- Bed-Stuy Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Patchen Community Square: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Good Life Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lafayette Playground: 0.2 mi
- Police Officer Reinaldo Salgado Playground: 0.3 mi
- P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground Children’s Play Area: 0.3 mi
- Jesse Owens Playground: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Leah E. Sylvain: 0.4 mi
- Saratoga Park Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Ridgewood War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Brooklyn College of Pharmacy: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Shai Asia Semple: 0.6 mi
- Robert Fulton: 0.9 mi
- Tiger: 1.1 mi
- Mathematical Star: 1.3 mi
- Brooklyn: 1.4 mi
Museums
- The Bone Museum: 1.1 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- MV Schamonchi: 1.4 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 2.7 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 2.7 mi
- Hall of Animals: 2.8 mi
- Duck and Waterfowl: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.2 mi
- Bird Island: 3.9 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 4.7 mi
- Rookery: 5.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 3.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.9 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.9 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 53
- Laurel Hill: 2.6 mi
- Willink Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.9 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.1 mi
- Breeze Hill: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.9 mi
- Street Seats: 4.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Palisades: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Palisades: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Ambergill Falls: 3.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.2 mi
- The Loch: 7.3 mi
- The Falls: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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 Lanternfly440 obs
- tree-of-heaven349 obs
- Rock Pigeon282 obs
- common mugwort245 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee230 obs
- princess tree219 obs
- House Sparrow188 obs
- white snakeroot173 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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