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Daniel M O'Connell Playground

Daniel M O'Connell Playground from directly overhead

Daniel M O'Connell Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Rock, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
16 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.69998, -73.75824
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • A Tribe Called Quest Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Jam Master Jay: 0.6 mi
  • St. Paul of the Cross: 1.7 mi
  • Madonna: 1.7 mi
  • Wingdale: 1.8 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • JFK: 3.6 mi
  • Welcome Center: 3.9 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Circle Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Unity Garden: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 49
  • Queens High Point: 4.5 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 7.7 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Willink Hill: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Area D: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • Coogan's Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • Palisades: 14.3 mi
  • Palisades: 14.6 mi
  • Palisades: 15.2 mi
  • Palisades: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Binnen Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 11.5 mi
  • The Loch: 12.4 mi
  • The Falls: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Daniel M O'Connell Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillWSW 250°125 m19.9 mi
Jayne's HillENE 65°122 m19.2 mi
Harbor HillNE 42°106 m9.3 mi
West HillsENE 65°106 m18.9 mi
Dix HillsENE 69°92 m22.7 mi
Signal HillENE 68°90 m21.9 mi
Bronx High PointNNW 331°85 m15.7 mi
Mannetto HillsENE 67°85 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4816:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541516170767568574738
Precip in3.22.83.93.63.73.93.94.13.63.73.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • common mugwort30 obs
  • Mourning Dove29 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel28 obs
  • American Robin23 obs
  • Rock Pigeon19 obs
  • House Sparrow19 obs
  • European Starling18 obs
  • Domestic Cat16 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/338078871

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