- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7451, -73.9704
East River Esplanade is a park in New York, at a modelled 0 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom plaza, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.5 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of East River Esplanade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 19.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 322° | 230 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 6° | 208 m | 21.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 320° | 185 m | 21.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 320° | 180 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 288° | 179 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 277° | 175 m | 16.7 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 25.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Freedom plaza: 0.1 mi
- United Nations Headquarters: 0.3 mi
- Strange Days Album Cover Location: 0.4 mi
- Grand Central Terminal: 0.6 mi
- Pepsi-Cola Sign: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Joseph Slifka Park: 0.1 mi
- Robert Moses Playground: 0.2 mi
- Trygve Lie Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Saint Vartan Park: 0.2 mi
- Tudor City Greens - South Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Spot: 0.2 mi
- Single Form: 0.3 mi
- Peace Form One: 0.3 mi
- Kusikawsay: 0.4 mi
- Non-Violence: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Japanese Peace Bell: 0.3 mi
- The Ark of Return: 0.4 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 0.6 mi
- Inclenberg: 0.6 mi
- Lowell Kingsley Hanson: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.5 mi
- Asser Levy Sidewalk Arboretum: 0.7 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.7 mi
- LIC Community Garden: 0.8 mi
Museums
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.5 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Sex: 0.9 mi
- Underpenny Museum Antique & Collectables: 0.9 mi
- National Museum of Mathematics: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Bird Island: 3.7 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.2 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 2.4 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Great Hill: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 1.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 4.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Palisades: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 3.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.8 mi
- The Falls: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/East Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
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