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E.M.T. Christopher J Prescott Playground

E.M.T. Christopher J Prescott Playground from directly overhead

E.M.T. Christopher J Prescott Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Gillespie Hill stands 217 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of the Bulge Monument, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
12 m
Visiting

What to expect

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

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.52272, -74.18625
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Beaches
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Arbutus Creek Bluebelt: 0.9 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.0 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.2 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.2 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 2.8 mi
  • The South Pole: 3.8 mi
  • Heyerdahl Ruins: 4.9 mi
  • Buck’s Hollow: 4.9 mi
  • New York City Farm Colony: 5.6 mi
Gardens
  • Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 5.1 mi
  • Native Rhododendron Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Butterfly garden: 5.9 mi
  • Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 7.6 mi
  • Compost and Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Todt Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Emerson Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Fox Hills: 8.6 mi
  • Park Hill: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 7.0 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Grove 4: 12.6 mi
  • Grove 3B: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Hawk Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Palisades: 17.0 mi
  • Palisades: 19.1 mi
  • Palisades: 22.3 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Fallkill Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Seele: 15.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of E.M.T. Christopher J Prescott Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gillespie HillNW 317°217 m24.8 mi
Mount KembleNW 314°215 m24.3 mi
Blachleys HillNW 311°204 m24.8 mi
Kinneys HillNW 320°180 m24.5 mi
Stony HillN 351°179 m20.2 mi
Mayapple HillNNW 343°175 m18.1 mi
Second Watchung MountainWNW 286°168 m19.9 mi
Kemble MountainNW 319°166 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5020:31
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1715:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536373787669584738
Precip in3.43.04.13.94.04.34.74.13.83.83.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian bittersweet474 obs
  • Canada Goose98 obs
  • Mallard81 obs
  • American Robin81 obs
  • Huron Skipper78 obs
  • Brant69 obs
  • American sweetgum66 obs
  • common mugwort66 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/1090875194

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