Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center
Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Street, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
bridge in New York City, crossing the East River
Wikidata Q125006, matched on coordinates and name (615 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 5.9 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Main Street: 0.0 mi
- John Street: 0.1 mi
- Empire Fulton Ferry: 0.2 mi
- Bar and Grill Park: 0.2 mi
- Poplar Street Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Spark Brooklyn Children's Museum Annex: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.7 mi
- Museum at Eldridge Street: 0.8 mi
- South Street Seaport Museum: 0.8 mi
- Carousel Bioswale: 0.2 mi
- Max Family Garden: 0.2 mi
- Vinegar HIll Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bridge Plaza Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.5 mi
- Jane's Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.5 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.5 mi
- Fat Boy: 0.2 mi
- Akua: 0.4 mi
- Unity: 0.5 mi
- Pageant: 0.6 mi
- Turning Stone: 0.7 mi
- Brookland Ferry Landing: 0.3 mi
- Matt Brenner: 0.3 mi
- William Jay Gaynor: 0.3 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Bird Island: 0.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.1 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.2 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.2 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.7 mi
- Street Seats: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 3.9 mi
- Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 2.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.2 mi
- The Loch: 6.5 mi
- The Falls: 14.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.6 mi
- Barber: 18.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 329° | 268 m | 21.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 328° | 260 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 24.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 327° | 185 m | 22.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 327° | 180 m | 22.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 299° | 179 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 287° | 175 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/250402662
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
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