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J. Hood Wright Park

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Elevation, modelled: 60 m
Tallest summit within 19.7 miles: High Mountain268 m · 15.9 mi
Nearest byway: Palisades Scenic Byway1.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:32local time
Coordinates: 40.8465, -73.9414

J. Hood Wright Park from directly overhead

J. Hood Wright Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 60 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West 173rd Street, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

The record

Operated by: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of J. Hood Wright Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
High Mountain	WNW 303°	268 m	15.9 mi
Beech Mountain	WNW 303°	260 m	17.1 mi
Mount Cecchino	WNW 302°	230 m	15.8 mi
Hook Mountain	N 4°	214 m	19.0 mi
Buttermilk Hill	NNE 20°	211 m	19.5 mi
Mount Nebo	N 3°	208 m	14.0 mi
Poacher Peak	WNW 302°	185 m	17.6 mi
Moon Hill	WNW 301°	180 m	17.3 mi

On the road

1.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
3.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
19.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Artworks

3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 0.1 mi
Sidewalk Flowers: 0.9 mi
Columnade: 1.1 mi
Roberto Clemente: 1.2 mi
Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 1.2 mi

Parks

Gardens

The Garden: 0.4 mi
Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden: 0.8 mi
Mosaic Garden: 0.9 mi
Roberto Clemente Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Taqwa Community Farm: 1.1 mi

Peaks

Museums

Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center: 0.5 mi
Morris-Jumel Mansion: 0.8 mi
Children's Cultural Center of Native America: 1.0 mi
Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Story Telling: 1.1 mi
The Met Cloisters: 1.4 mi

Nature reserves

Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
Pugsley Creek Park: 5.1 mi
Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
Lehrer Tract: 8.0 mi

Cliffs

Coogan's Bluff: 1.0 mi
Palisades: 3.1 mi
Palisades: 3.6 mi
Palisades: 6.7 mi
The Palisades: 7.2 mi

Beaches

Attractions

Picnic sites43

Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.8 mi
Street Seats: 6.7 mi
The Backyard: 7.1 mi
Alpine picnic area: 7.1 mi
Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.8 mi

Waterfalls12

The Loch: 3.7 mi
The Falls: 6.0 mi
Ambergill Falls: 12.7 mi
Binnen Falls: 12.8 mi
Fallkill Falls: 12.9 mi

Lighthouses6

Rest areas2

Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.9 mi
Larry Doby Service Area: 12.4 mi

Springs1

Tulip Springs: 19.4 mi

Light

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	07:18	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	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, 5 mi away.

Sources

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