- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway12.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6647, -73.9623
Water Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled 28 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 24.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 305° | 179 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 294° | 175 m | 18.6 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 322° | 144 m | 23.5 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 298° | 134 m | 21.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 241° | 125 m | 9.2 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 212° | 120 m | 22.2 mi |
- 12.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 29.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Discovery Garden: 0.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.1 mi
- Aquatic House: 0.1 mi
- Bonsai Museum: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.5 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 1.0 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 1.1 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Emu: 0.1 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 0.1 mi
- Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Duck and Waterfowl: 0.1 mi
- Red Panda: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Jackie Robinson Playground: 0.2 mi
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park: 0.4 mi
- Concert Grove: 0.4 mi
- Dodger Playground: 0.5 mi
- Mount Prospect Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Ebbets Field Home Plate: 0.2 mi
- Alfred T. White Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Site of the Dongan Oak: 0.2 mi
- Battle Pass Historic Marker: 0.3 mi
- Joseph A. Guider Monument: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Dragon Fountain: 0.4 mi
- OY/YO: 0.5 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.6 mi
- Panther: 0.6 mi
- Panther: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.9 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.1 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 2.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.5 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.3 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.5 mi
- Rookery: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 50
- Willink Hill: 0.2 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 0.3 mi
- Breeze Hill: 0.4 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.6 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.5 mi
- Street Seats: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 6.9 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Palisades: 10.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Palisades: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Binnen Falls: 0.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 0.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.5 mi
- The Loch: 9.0 mi
- The Falls: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- North Tower: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.3 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 Robin1,948 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,560 obs
- Pond Slider1,510 obs
- Northern Cardinal1,384 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,347 obs
- House Sparrow1,289 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,212 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1,162 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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