- Elevation
- 36 m
- Tallest summit within 19.6 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8468, -73.9192
Half-Nelson Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 36 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is University Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
- Elevation
- 36 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Half-Nelson Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 300° | 268 m | 16.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 301° | 260 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 299° | 230 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 0° | 214 m | 18.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 17° | 211 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 358° | 208 m | 14.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 300° | 185 m | 18.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | WNW 299° | 180 m | 18.2 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 2.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- University Park: 0.1 mi
- Brandt Park: 0.1 mi
- Featherbed Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Hayden Lord Park: 0.2 mi
- Kwame Ture Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Green Patch on Walton: 0.5 mi
- Mosaic Garden: 0.5 mi
- Roberto Clemente Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Riley-Levin Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Roberto Clemente: 0.5 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 0.9 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 1.2 mi
- Columnade: 1.2 mi
- Renaissance Youth Center: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- McNally Plaza: 0.6 mi
- West 181st Street: 0.6 mi
- West 184th Street: 0.6 mi
- West 183rd Street: 0.6 mi
- West 181st Street: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 0.8 mi
- East 165th Street steps: 1.6 mi
- Congo Gorilla Forest: 2.0 mi
- Flamingos: 2.0 mi
- African Wild Dogs: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Manhattan High Point: 1.1 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.9 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.1 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Bronx Museum of the Arts: 1.1 mi
- Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center: 1.2 mi
- The Yankees Museum: 1.3 mi
- Morris-Jumel Mansion: 1.3 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 7.5 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Palisades: 3.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.6 mi
- The Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 2.1 mi
- Hazard Beach: 2.1 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.7 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.1 mi
- Street Seats: 6.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- The Backyard: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 4.2 mi
- The Falls: 5.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 12.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 25.0 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).
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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