- Elevation
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 24.8 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7205, -73.9484
Ericsson Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Table, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.2 miles off.
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Ericsson Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 21.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 322° | 230 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 3° | 208 m | 22.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 23.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 22.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 292° | 179 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 282° | 175 m | 18.2 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Garden Table: 0.1 mi
- Green Dome Fenced Garden: 0.2 mi
- Paul Clinton Garden: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Gore: 0.5 mi
- Red Shed Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Museum of Food and Drink: 0.1 mi
- The City Reliquary: 0.6 mi
- The Bone Museum: 1.2 mi
- Underpenny Museum Antique & Collectables: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- 9/11: 0.1 mi
- Deluge of Movement: 0.3 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.4 mi
- Prayer: 0.4 mi
- The Monitor and the Merrimac: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Tom Stofka Garden: 0.1 mi
- Let's Have a Race: 0.2 mi
- Holy Name Square: 0.2 mi
- Lentol Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lentol Garden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph Studzinki Square: 0.2 mi
- Society of St. Mary of the Snow: 0.2 mi
- Jerzy Popieluszko: 0.3 mi
- Rip Aaron Swartz: 0.3 mi
- Teddy Orzechowski: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 0.9 mi
- Bird Island: 3.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- Audubon Park: 7.3 mi
Attractions
- MV Schamonchi: 1.1 mi
- Historical landmark from 1877: 1.8 mi
- Pepsi-Cola Sign: 1.9 mi
- Anarchy 99: 2.0 mi
- Zohramp: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 1.5 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.7 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 4.0 mi
- Willink Hill: 4.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 4.2 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.1 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Street Seats: 2.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 5.1 mi
- Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 4.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.2 mi
- The Loch: 5.2 mi
- The Falls: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.1 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
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 0 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 2 mi
- Queens · 2 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 2 mi
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