- Elevation
- 21 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Cecchino230 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway14.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6394, -73.9945
Alben Square is a park in New York, at a recorded 21 m. Mount Cecchino stands 230 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 14 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alben Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 335° | 230 m | 24.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 313° | 179 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 301° | 175 m | 17.9 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 327° | 144 m | 23.9 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 304° | 134 m | 21.0 mi |
| Long Hill | W 280° | 126 m | 23.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 247° | 125 m | 6.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 211° | 120 m | 19.8 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pigeon Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Brizzi Playground: 0.2 mi
- Rappaport Playground: 0.4 mi
- Heffernan Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Bocchino-Dente Memorial Plaza: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine: 0.3 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 0.6 mi
- SS Arctic Memorial: 0.9 mi
- James B. Warden: 0.9 mi
- Civil War Soldiers' Monument: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Bees for Sunset Park: 0.5 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 0.5 mi
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 1.2 mi
- Captain America: 1.5 mi
- Now & Then: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Living Torah Museum: 0.8 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 1.7 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 2.1 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 2.4 mi
- Old Stone House: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- East Fourth Street Garden: 1.1 mi
- Jardín los Colibríes: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Farm: 1.4 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Mayrose Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 1.4 mi
- Hammerhead Peninsula: 1.6 mi
- Drummer's Grove: 2.0 mi
- Camperdown Elm: 2.1 mi
- Carousel: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.0 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 3.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.5 mi
- Coney Island Beach: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 4.0 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 4.9 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 5.0 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.4 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 51
- Battle Hill: 1.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.7 mi
- Quaker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 46
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.2 mi
- Street Seats: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 7.6 mi
- Palisades: 9.1 mi
- Palisades: 11.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Palisades: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 2.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 2.2 mi
- The Loch: 10.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.3 mi
- North Tower: 16.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 15.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.5 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 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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, 3 mi away.
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- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 5 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 5 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 5 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 5 mi
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