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John E. White Playground

John E. White Playground from directly overhead

John E. White Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur von Briesen Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
20 m

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.60751, -74.06306

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Beaches
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • South Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Eyes: 1.5 mi
  • Wingdale: 2.4 mi
  • St. Anne: 2.7 mi
  • St. Anthony: 2.7 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 51
  • Fox Hills: 0.9 mi
  • Park Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Signal Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Emerson Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Todt Hill: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 37
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
  • The Loch: 14.0 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John E. White Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNNW 326°179 m17.0 mi
Mayapple HillNW 314°175 m16.4 mi
Packanack MountainNNW 337°144 m24.2 mi
Riker HillNW 316°134 m19.7 mi
Long HillWNW 288°126 m20.7 mi
Todt HillW 260°125 m2.8 mi
Crawford HillSSW 204°120 m16.2 mi
Telegraph HillSSW 201°106 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 4 mi away.

  • Porcelain Berry247 obs
  • common mugwort100 obs
  • Wild Turkey98 obs
  • smooth cliffbrake86 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly74 obs
  • black locust61 obs
  • common ivy58 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull54 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1414120204

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