- Elevation
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Hook Mountain214 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8383, -73.8312
Bufano Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 9 m. Hook Mountain stands 214 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Schneider-Sampson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Bufano Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Mountain | NNW 347° | 214 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 3° | 211 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 341° | 208 m | 15.4 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 10° | 180 m | 18.8 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 24° | 172 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 16° | 170 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 14° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 359° | 148 m | 20.1 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 6.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 15.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Schneider-Sampson Park: 0.3 mi
- Miele Park: 0.4 mi
- Samuel H Young Park: 0.4 mi
- Samuel H Young Park: 0.5 mi
- Keane Square: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Westchester Square: 0.6 mi
- Pelham Bay Park World War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- 9/11: 1.9 mi
- Glover's Rock: 2.3 mi
- Ghost Bike: Michael Needham: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Garden in the Park: 1.4 mi
- Havemeyer Garden Association Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Waterfront Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- River Garden: 2.4 mi
- Strawberry Field: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Shamrock: 1.5 mi
- Dolphin: 2.4 mi
- Bruce Lee Mural: 2.6 mi
- Wilhelm Tell: 2.9 mi
- Poppenhusen: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 2.0 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 5.2 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 5.7 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Jungle World: 2.4 mi
- Nature Trek: 2.5 mi
- Lions: 2.5 mi
- Dholes: 2.5 mi
- World of Darkness: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 2.7 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 3.1 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 3.2 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 3.7 mi
- Poe Cottage: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Glen Island: 4.0 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 5.6 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.7 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 5.7 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Janes Hill: 4.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 4.9 mi
- Vault Hill: 5.2 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 5.4 mi
- Tetards Hill: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.3 mi
- Street Seats: 8.6 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.8 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
- The Palisades: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Falls: 3.5 mi
- The Loch: 7.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Execution Rocks Light: 5.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Mount Vernon · 5 mi
- Pelham · 5 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 5 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 6 mi
- Bronxville · 7 mi
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