Park · New York
Hawkins Park
Hawkins Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolphin, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.84658, -73.78652
- 4.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 8.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dolphin: 0.0 mi
- Wilhelm Tell: 0.7 mi
- Shamrock: 2.5 mi
- War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Mariner Monument: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Ambrosini Field: 0.2 mi
- City Island Park: 0.6 mi
- Belden Point Park: 0.6 mi
- Rice Memorial Stadium: 1.9 mi
- Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Global Pandemics Touchstone: 0.9 mi
- City Of New York Potters Field: 0.9 mi
- Mercury School Ship Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.2 mi
- Peace Monument: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 2.0 mi
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 2.5 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 2.9 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 4.7 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Garden in the Park: 2.1 mi
- Amphitrite Pool: 2.7 mi
- Strawberry Field: 2.7 mi
- Neily's Garden: 2.9 mi
- Havemeyer Garden Association Community Garden: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Glen Island: 2.5 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 4.2 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 4.3 mi
- PWEA Beach: 4.6 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 3.3 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 3.8 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 4.8 mi
Attractions
- Tillotson Steps: 3.6 mi
- World of Birds: 4.7 mi
- Jungle World: 4.7 mi
- Dholes: 4.7 mi
- Bears: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Vault Hill: 6.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 6.8 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.0 mi
- Queens High Point: 7.1 mi
- Bronx High Point: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 8.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 9.8 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 10.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Street Seats: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Palisades: 8.7 mi
- The Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Palisades: 10.7 mi
- Palisades: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Falls: 4.0 mi
- The Loch: 9.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 15.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 3.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 15.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.8 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Hawkins Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarles Hill | N 360° | 216 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 340° | 214 m | 20.2 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 356° | 211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 332° | 208 m | 15.8 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 3° | 180 m | 17.9 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 18° | 172 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 9° | 170 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 6° | 156 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- white snakeroot284 obs
- groundsel tree191 obs
- White-tailed Deer156 obs
- Porcelain Berry142 obs
- Asian bittersweet105 obs
- Atlantic Ribbed Mussel94 obs
- common mugwort90 obs
- Ring-billed Gull89 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/588313535
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 5 mi
- Mount Vernon · 5 mi
- North Hempstead · 5 mi
- Pelham · 5 mi
- Port Washington · 5 mi
- The Plandomes · 5 mi
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