- Elevation
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8633, -73.9106
Fordham Landing Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Devoe Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
- Elevation
- 5 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Fordham Landing Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 296° | 268 m | 16.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 297° | 260 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 295° | 230 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 359° | 214 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 17° | 211 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 356° | 208 m | 12.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 296° | 185 m | 18.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | WNW 296° | 180 m | 18.1 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 2.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 17.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Devoe Park: 0.2 mi
- Aqueduct Walk (West 183rd to West Fordham): 0.3 mi
- Aqueduct Walk (West Fordham to West 190th): 0.4 mi
- Aqueduct Walk (West 181st to West 183rd): 0.4 mi
- University Woods Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Bruce Reynolds Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bean Morris Garden: 0.7 mi
- Riley-Levin Children's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Green Patch on Walton: 1.1 mi
- A Farm In The Bronx: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 0.7 mi
- Poe Cottage: 0.9 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 1.1 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 1.7 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Roberto Clemente: 0.8 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 1.1 mi
- Columnade: 1.1 mi
- Coyote: 1.7 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Marble Hill: 0.9 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.1 mi
- Long Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.2 mi
- Tetards Hill: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.3 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.2 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 2.3 mi
- Hazard Beach: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.6 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 6.3 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 6.9 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
Attractions
- Birds of Prey: 1.8 mi
- Parking: 1.8 mi
- Madagascar!: 1.8 mi
- Amazing Amphibians: 1.8 mi
- Flamingos: 1.8 mi
Cliffs
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Palisades: 5.6 mi
- The Palisades: 6.0 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.4 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 5.8 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Street Seats: 8.1 mi
- The Backyard: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Falls: 4.1 mi
- The Loch: 5.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| 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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 4 mi away.
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- Manhattan/Central Park · 6 mi
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