- Elevation
- 37 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8561, -73.9072
Grand Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 37 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Davidson Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Grand Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 298° | 268 m | 17.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 298° | 260 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 296° | 230 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 358° | 214 m | 18.3 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 16° | 211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 356° | 208 m | 13.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 297° | 185 m | 18.8 mi |
| Moon Hill | WNW 297° | 180 m | 18.5 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 2.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 17.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Davidson Playground: 0.1 mi
- Walton Park: 0.1 mi
- Aqueduct Walk (West 181st to West 183rd): 0.2 mi
- Aqueduct Walk (West Burnside to West 181st): 0.2 mi
- Mabel Hampton Playground: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Bean Morris Garden: 0.2 mi
- Green Patch on Walton: 0.6 mi
- A Farm In The Bronx: 0.7 mi
- Cooke Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Riley-Levin Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Roberto Clemente: 0.7 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 1.2 mi
- Columnade: 1.3 mi
- Renaissance Youth Center: 1.8 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Poe Cottage: 0.9 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 1.4 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 1.7 mi
- Bronx Museum of the Arts: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Marble Hill: 1.4 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.6 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 1.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Birds of Prey: 1.4 mi
- Congo Gorilla Forest: 1.4 mi
- Flamingos: 1.5 mi
- Amazing Amphibians: 1.5 mi
- Madagascar!: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 6.6 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 7.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.8 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 2.7 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 2.8 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Palisades: 5.4 mi
- The Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.0 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 6.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Street Seats: 7.6 mi
- The Backyard: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Falls: 4.2 mi
- The Loch: 5.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 24.1 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 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 2 mi
- Fort Lee · 3 mi
- Englewood · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 4 mi
- Manhattan · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 6 mi
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