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David J. O'Connell Square

David J. O'Connell Square from directly overhead

David J. O'Connell Square is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Catholic War Veterans Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67657, -73.82066

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 49
  • Maspeth Plateau: 5.6 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Willink Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Breeze Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Queens High Point: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 12.3 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 12.4 mi
  • Palisades: 12.5 mi
  • Palisades: 12.8 mi
  • Palisades: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 10
Waterfalls: 5
  • Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 8.0 mi
  • The Loch: 10.9 mi
  • The Falls: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillWNW 293°179 m24.0 mi
Todt HillWSW 251°125 m16.3 mi
Jayne's HillENE 65°122 m22.8 mi
Harbor HillNE 48°106 m12.7 mi
West HillsENE 64°106 m22.5 mi
Bronx High PointNNW 344°85 m15.9 mi
Mannetto HillsENE 66°85 m20.8 mi
Manhattan High PointNNW 333°81 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4816:32

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.

  • Rock Pigeon136 obs
  • House Sparrow56 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly52 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel44 obs
  • common mugwort43 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee37 obs
  • Mourning Dove31 obs
  • Canada Goose28 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/582709490

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