- Elevation, modelled
- 19 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Cecchino230 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway13.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6474, -73.9808
Colonel Donald Cook Square is a park in New York, at a modelled 19 m. Mount Cecchino stands 230 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Albemarle Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colonel Donald Cook Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 333° | 230 m | 24.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 310° | 179 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 298° | 175 m | 18.3 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 325° | 144 m | 23.9 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 302° | 134 m | 21.3 mi |
| Long Hill | W 279° | 126 m | 24.2 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 7.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 212° | 120 m | 20.7 mi |
- 13.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Albemarle Playground: 0.1 mi
- East Fourth Street Garden: 0.2 mi
- Greenwood Playground: 0.3 mi
- Prospect Avenue Sitting Area: 0.4 mi
- Captain John McKenna IV Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- East Fourth Street Garden: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Farm: 0.5 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Q Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Caton Migration Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- James B. Warden: 0.5 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine: 0.6 mi
- Civil War Soldiers' Monument: 0.8 mi
- Minerva and the Altar to Liberty: 0.8 mi
- K.S.: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Hammerhead Peninsula: 0.7 mi
- Drummer's Grove: 1.1 mi
- Camperdown Elm: 1.2 mi
- Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Porcupine: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 0.7 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 0.7 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 0.7 mi
- Now & Then: 1.1 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Living Torah Museum: 0.8 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 1.0 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 1.5 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.0 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 4.8 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 3.5 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.8 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 50
- Battle Hill: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.8 mi
- Quaker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Breeze Hill: 1.1 mi
- Willink Hill: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.3 mi
- Street Seats: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 8.7 mi
- Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Palisades: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 1.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 1.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 1.3 mi
- The Loch: 10.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.9 mi
- North Tower: 17.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 16.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.9 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
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