- Elevation, modelled
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6942, -73.9857
Brooklyn Commons is a park in New York, at a modelled 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Balanced Cylinders, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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- Brookfield Properties
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooklyn Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 22.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 24.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 327° | 185 m | 23.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 23.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 301° | 179 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 289° | 175 m | 16.7 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 28.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Balanced Cylinders: 0.1 mi
- Pageant: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Christopher Columbus: 0.2 mi
- Unity: 0.2 mi
- Fat Boy: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Washington A. Roebling: 0.2 mi
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher Monument: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.4 mi
Parks
- McLaughlin Park: 0.2 mi
- Abolitionist Place: 0.2 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.2 mi
- Korean War Veterans Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Arbor Place: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Bridge Plaza Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.3 mi
- Hoyt Street Garden: 0.5 mi
- Revolutionary Garden: 0.5 mi
- Vinegar HIll Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Museums
- New York Transit Museum: 0.3 mi
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.4 mi
- Vistor Center: 0.6 mi
- The Biggie Experience: 0.6 mi
- Building 92: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Mosaic House: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.7 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 0.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.4 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 58
- Grassy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.0 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.1 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.8 mi
- Street Seats: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Palisades: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 2.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.5 mi
- The Loch: 7.1 mi
- The Falls: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.6 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 | 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.
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