- Elevation
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 23.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7011, -73.9384
Garden Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Noll Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.2 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garden Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 23.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 323° | 260 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 1° | 208 m | 24.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 322° | 185 m | 24.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 322° | 180 m | 24.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 296° | 179 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 285° | 175 m | 19.0 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beaver Noll Park: 0.2 mi
- Green Central Knoll: 0.3 mi
- Sumner Playground: 0.3 mi
- Beattie Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Gilbert Ramirez Playground: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Oko Farms Aquaponics Education Garden: 0.2 mi
- Miraflores Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bushwick City Farm: 0.3 mi
- John the Baptist Community Center Inc.: 0.4 mi
- El Garden: 0.4 mi
Museums
- The Bone Museum: 0.3 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- The City Reliquary: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Food and Drink: 1.4 mi
- Building 92: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Leah E. Sylvain: 0.6 mi
- Bushwick War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Brooklyn College of Pharmacy: 1.0 mi
- Cooper Park: 1.0 mi
- Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- MV Schamonchi: 0.8 mi
- Zohramp: 2.7 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 2.8 mi
- Hall of Animals: 2.8 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Brooklyn: 0.8 mi
- Tiger: 0.9 mi
- Shai Asia Semple: 1.0 mi
- Virgin Mary: 1.2 mi
- Prayer: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.3 mi
- Bird Island: 3.2 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 5.6 mi
- Rookery: 6.5 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 2.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.2 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 57
- Laurel Hill: 2.1 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.0 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.0 mi
- Willink Hill: 3.0 mi
- Breeze Hill: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.3 mi
- Street Seats: 3.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 3.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.2 mi
- The Loch: 6.6 mi
- The Falls: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 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 · 1 mi
- Queens · 1 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 3 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 3 mi
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