- Elevation, modelled
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7312, -73.8059
Emerald Playground is a park in New York, at a modelled 20 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Electric Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.3 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emerald Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 344° | 208 m | 22.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 284° | 179 m | 23.6 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 6° | 156 m | 23.4 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 355° | 147 m | 24.8 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 355° | 140 m | 23.7 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 354° | 127 m | 23.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 241° | 125 m | 18.5 mi |
- 7.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Electric Playground: 0.3 mi
- Playground Seventy-Five: 0.3 mi
- Abe Wolfson Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Pomonok Playground: 0.5 mi
- Fresh Meadows Playground: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Welcome Center: 0.6 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 1.7 mi
- Circle Garden: 1.7 mi
- Unity Garden: 1.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 0.7 mi
- King Manor Museum: 1.9 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 2.4 mi
- John Bowne House: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- More Balls for Klapper Hall: 0.7 mi
- Cube: 0.8 mi
- Wood Pile: 0.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Seal: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary: 0.7 mi
- Haym Salomon: 0.9 mi
- Eric Maleh: 0.9 mi
- Kissena Park World War I Monument: 1.1 mi
- Spanish American War: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Chris Postiglione Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Urban Agriculture: 0.7 mi
- Evergreen Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Cunningham Park Entrance: 1.7 mi
- Cunningham Park Entrance: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 3.9 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 7.3 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.1 mi
- PWEA Beach: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Virginia Point: 4.6 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.0 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.2 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 58
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.8 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.1 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.8 mi
- Mount Morris: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Area D: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area G: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Palisades: 11.1 mi
- Palisades: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 12.5 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Loch: 9.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.9 mi
- The Falls: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 5 mi away.
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- Queens/Jamaica · 2 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 3 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 7 mi
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