Park · New York
Betty Carter Park
Betty Carter Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is General Edward Fowler, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.68719, -73.97704
- 10.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- General Edward Fowler: 0.1 mi
- Rose: 0.2 mi
- Red Cabinet: 0.7 mi
- Balanced Cylinders: 0.7 mi
- Pageant: 0.7 mi
Parks
- The Plaza At 300 Ashland: 0.1 mi
- Forté Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Sixteen Sycamores Playground: 0.2 mi
- Cuyler Gore Park: 0.3 mi
- Edmonds Playground: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden: 0.1 mi
- Greene Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn Bears Pacific Street Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Revolutionary Garden: 0.3 mi
- Paul Matson Plaza: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts: 0.2 mi
- The Biggie Experience: 0.2 mi
- Vistor Center: 0.4 mi
- New York Transit Museum: 0.7 mi
- Building 92: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Prison Ship Martyrs Monument: 0.3 mi
- McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Rev. Benjamin J. Lowry: 0.8 mi
- Washington A. Roebling: 0.8 mi
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Mosaic House: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 1.3 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 1.3 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 1.4 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.4 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 1.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.9 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 56
- Sullivan Hill: 1.6 mi
- Quaker Hill: 1.8 mi
- Willink Hill: 1.9 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lookout Hill: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.3 mi
- Street Seats: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 8.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Palisades: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 1.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 1.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 1.8 mi
- The Loch: 7.5 mi
- The Falls: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Betty Carter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 329° | 268 m | 22.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 328° | 260 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 22.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 327° | 185 m | 24.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 327° | 180 m | 23.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 302° | 179 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 290° | 175 m | 17.3 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 321° | 144 m | 21.8 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, 6 mi away.
- American Robin1,482 obs
- Monarch1,176 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,164 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,117 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,078 obs
- House Sparrow1,074 obs
- Mourning Dove904 obs
- Rock Pigeon882 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/191314155
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