- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 20.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8393, -73.8534
Castle Hill Playground is a park in New York, at a modelled 8 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Susan Caserta Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Castle Hill Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 297° | 268 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 296° | 230 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 350° | 214 m | 19.7 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 7° | 211 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 15.0 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNE 13° | 180 m | 18.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 265° | 179 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 19° | 170 m | 19.2 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Susan Caserta Playground: 0.1 mi
- Susan Caserta Playground: 0.1 mi
- Parkchester Southern Park: 0.3 mi
- Metropolitan Oval: 0.3 mi
- Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Westchester Square: 0.6 mi
- 9/11: 1.3 mi
- Pelham Bay Park World War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Ghost Bike: Michael Needham: 2.0 mi
- New York Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- River Garden: 1.2 mi
- Drew Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Manor Avenue Seniors Garden: 1.5 mi
- Havemeyer Garden Association Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Hornaday Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Jungle World: 1.3 mi
- Nature Trek: 1.3 mi
- Lions: 1.4 mi
- World of Darkness: 1.4 mi
- Dholes: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 1.8 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 5.9 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 6.1 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Bruce Lee Mural: 1.9 mi
- Shamrock: 2.3 mi
- Renaissance Youth Center: 2.8 mi
- Dolphin: 3.5 mi
- Poppenhusen: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Steere Herbarium: 2.3 mi
- Poe Cottage: 2.8 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 3.0 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bronx Museum of the Arts: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Janes Hill: 3.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 3.9 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 4.4 mi
- Long Hill: 4.5 mi
- Inwood Hill: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.6 mi
- Glen Island: 4.8 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 5.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.2 mi
- Street Seats: 7.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- The Backyard: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
- The Palisades: 8.4 mi
- Palisades: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Falls: 3.5 mi
- The Loch: 6.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, under a mile away.
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