Park · New York
Duane Park
Duane Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bogardus Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71717, -74.00934
- 9.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bogardus Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Washington Market Park: 0.1 mi
- Finn Square: 0.2 mi
- Tribeca Tower Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Tribeca Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Marine and Maritime Art: 0.1 mi
- Icarus: 0.1 mi
- Mini-Bean: 0.2 mi
- Manhattan Sentinels: 0.3 mi
- Jasper’s Split Star: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Textile building: 0.2 mi
- FDNY Ladder 8: 0.2 mi
- Dream house: 0.3 mi
- Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway: 0.3 mi
- Woolworth Building: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- PS/IS 89 Playground: 0.2 mi
- The Bridewell: 0.3 mi
- My Cry Into the World: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Cross A Symbol of Hope: 0.3 mi
- New York City Hall Park Medallion: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Dream House: 0.3 mi
- Hall des Lumières: 0.3 mi
- Mmuseumm: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: 0.4 mi
- Jackie Robinson Museum: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Yoya's Park: 0.4 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.7 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 1.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 1.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.1 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Grassy Hill: 2.2 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.2 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.3 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.3 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.0 mi
- Street Seats: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Palisades: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 4.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.4 mi
- The Loch: 6.0 mi
- The Falls: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Duane Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 20.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 312° | 263 m | 24.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 11° | 208 m | 23.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 21.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 298° | 179 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 5 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon3,080 obs
- House Sparrow1,765 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,666 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,438 obs
- Monarch1,397 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,329 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,259 obs
- European Starling1,043 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/147035202
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