Park · New York
Happy Warrior Playground
Happy Warrior Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 28 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lotus Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 28 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.79544, -73.96864
- 4.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Lotus Garden: 0.2 mi
- La Perla Garden: 0.3 mi
- Mobilization for Change Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- West Side Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Bloomingdale Playground: 0.3 mi
- Rudin Family Playground: 0.3 mi
- West 104th Street Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sol Bloom Playground: 0.4 mi
- Joan of Arc Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Firemen's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Gate of All Saints: 0.3 mi
- Carrere Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Li Wenliang Memorial Bench: 0.4 mi
- Liu Xiaobo Memorial Bench: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Joan of Arc Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Straus Monument: 0.4 mi
- Seven Generations: 0.6 mi
- Pulpit: 0.6 mi
- The Peace Fountain: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Glen Span Arch: 0.5 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.7 mi
- Bow Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Nicholas Roerich Museum: 0.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Manhattan: 0.8 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.9 mi
- The Jewish Museum: 0.9 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.5 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.1 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.4 mi
- Janes Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.5 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.5 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.5 mi
- Street Seats: 3.3 mi
- The Backyard: 5.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 1.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.3 mi
- Palisades: 5.3 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 0.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.2 mi
- The Falls: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 23.3 mi
- Barber: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Happy Warrior Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 315° | 268 m | 17.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 315° | 260 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 314° | 230 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 17.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 313° | 185 m | 18.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 313° | 180 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 275° | 179 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 265° | 175 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 1 mi away.
- white snakeroot9,632 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel4,169 obs
- American Robin3,824 obs
- common milkweed3,563 obs
- Rock Pigeon3,003 obs
- House Sparrow2,981 obs
- Pond Slider2,577 obs
- Northern Cardinal2,373 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/904714816
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