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Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park

Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park from directly overhead

Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach/Kayak launch ramp, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67833, -74.01857

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Artworks
  • Hook Studios Mural: 0.2 mi
  • Swoon murals: 0.3 mi
  • Cabin: 0.7 mi
  • Moving Chains: 0.7 mi
  • Captain America: 1.5 mi
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 57
  • Slide Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Grassy Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Battle Hill: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 44
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 4.7 mi
  • Palisades: 6.3 mi
  • Palisades: 9.2 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.5 mi
  • Palisades: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Fallkill Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.0 mi
  • The Loch: 8.6 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 335°268 m22.3 mi
Beech MountainNNW 334°260 m23.2 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 335°230 m22.0 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 332°185 m23.5 mi
Moon HillNNW 333°180 m23.2 mi
Stony HillNW 308°179 m15.0 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 295°175 m15.6 mi
Packanack MountainNNW 326°144 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
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, 6 mi away.

  • Monarch725 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly671 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee615 obs
  • Brant580 obs
  • House Sparrow564 obs
  • common mugwort551 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull549 obs
  • Western Honey Bee501 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/40418151

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