- Elevation
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway16.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5920, -73.9457
Bill Brown Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 4 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Brown Post Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 16 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bill Brown Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NW 314° | 179 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 305° | 175 m | 21.9 mi |
| Todt Hill | W 274° | 125 m | 8.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 223° | 120 m | 18.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 221° | 106 m | 18.1 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 48° | 106 m | 21.5 mi |
| Nook Hill | WNW 298° | 92 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bronx High Point | N 6° | 85 m | 21.3 mi |
- 16.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Bill Brown Post Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Col. John B. O'Dowd Memorial Plaque: 1.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial: 1.7 mi
- To All Veterans, Living or Dead: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Jerzee Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Sheepshead Playground: 0.4 mi
- Playground 286: 0.4 mi
- Galapo Playground: 0.4 mi
- Yak Playground: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Postcards From Sheepshead Bay: 0.5 mi
- Fisherman: 0.9 mi
- Giant Squid: 1.7 mi
- First Symphony of the Sea: 2.0 mi
- K. 159: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Dana Borell Garden: 1.0 mi
- KCC Urban Farm: 1.0 mi
- Edible Schoolyard NYC: 1.3 mi
- Father Kehoe Triangle: 2.0 mi
- Santos White Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Manhattan Beach: 1.1 mi
- Kingsborough Beach Park: 1.2 mi
- Gerritsen Beach: 1.2 mi
- Coney Island Beach: 2.2 mi
- Fort Tilden Beach: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead: 1.3 mi
- Historic Wyckoff-Bennett-Mont Residence: 1.3 mi
- Sharks: 1.9 mi
- Sea Cliffs: 2.0 mi
- Conservation Hall: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 2.2 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 2.7 mi
- Piping Plover Protected area: 2.9 mi
- Rookery: 4.2 mi
- Swinburne Island: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Ryan Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Project - Hangar B: 3.3 mi
- Living Torah Museum: 3.5 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 4.0 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 47
- Lookout Hill: 4.7 mi
- Breeze Hill: 4.8 mi
- Willink Hill: 4.9 mi
- Quaker Hill: 5.0 mi
- Battle Hill: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 6.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Palisades: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 12.9 mi
- Palisades: 15.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Palisades: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 9.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- North Tower: 13.7 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 4.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.1 mi
- The Loch: 14.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 16.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.3 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 | 16:33 |
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, 2 mi away.
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 7 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 8 mi
- Queens · 8 mi
- Downstate New York · 9 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 9 mi
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