- Elevation
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 17.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway17.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6075, -74.0631
John E. White Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 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.
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NNW 326° | 179 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 314° | 175 m | 16.4 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 337° | 144 m | 24.2 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 316° | 134 m | 19.7 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 288° | 126 m | 20.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 2.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 204° | 120 m | 16.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSW 201° | 106 m | 15.8 mi |
- 17.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 18.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Arthur von Briesen Park: 0.2 mi
- Fort Wadsworth: 0.5 mi
- Alice Austen House and Park: 0.5 mi
- Reinhard E. Kaltenmeier Playground: 0.6 mi
- Frederick Staats Circle: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Mont Sec House: 0.2 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Alice Austen House: 0.5 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 0.8 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Glacis Gun Battery: 0.3 mi
- Battery Catlin: 0.3 mi
- Cannon: 0.4 mi
- Battery Duane: 0.5 mi
- Battery Bacon: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 0.5 mi
- South Beach: 1.4 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.7 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Eibs Pond Park: 1.0 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 2.5 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 2.5 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 2.6 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 2.7 mi
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
- Hill Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Narrows Botanical Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Tuscan Garden: 3.1 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- The Gingerbread House: 1.9 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 2.2 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.7 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 4.0 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 4.2 mi
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
- Freedom Field: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 6.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.1 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 15.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 16.9 mi
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
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.6 mi
- North Tower: 15.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 15.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 11.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Staten Island · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 7 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 7 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 7 mi
- Downstate New York · 8 mi
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