Park · New York
Luis R Lopez Playground
Luis R Lopez Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Kinneys Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Woods, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 22 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61165, -74.08501
- 17.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Maple Woods: 0.2 mi
- Sobel Court Park: 0.2 mi
- Bedford Green: 0.4 mi
- Brady's Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Nicholas de Matti Playground: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Eibs Pond Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.8 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 1.8 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 2.0 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Compost and Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 2.2 mi
- Tuscan Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 0.6 mi
- Alice Austen House: 1.2 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Mont Sec House: 1.4 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Rosebank Honor Rolll: 0.7 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 1.4 mi
- Glacis Gun Battery: 1.5 mi
- Cannon: 1.5 mi
- Battery Catlin: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Eyes: 1.1 mi
- Wingdale: 1.2 mi
- St. Anne: 1.7 mi
- St. Anthony: 1.7 mi
- South Beach: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.2 mi
- South Beach: 1.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.7 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.5 mi
- Jurassic Park: 1.8 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 2.7 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.0 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 57
- Fox Hills: 0.5 mi
- Park Hill: 0.5 mi
- Emerson Hill: 0.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 0.5 mi
- Todt Hill: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Freedom Field: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.5 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fallkill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.1 mi
- The Loch: 14.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 11.2 mi
- North Tower: 15.7 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 10.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Luis R Lopez Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 301° | 180 m | 24.6 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 329° | 179 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 316° | 175 m | 15.4 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 269° | 168 m | 24.4 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | WNW 300° | 166 m | 24.8 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 340° | 144 m | 23.5 mi |
| Horse Hill | NW 307° | 144 m | 24.4 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 318° | 134 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.
- Porcelain Berry376 obs
- Wild Turkey192 obs
- common mugwort131 obs
- Mallard125 obs
- American Robin104 obs
- common ivy98 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly97 obs
- smooth cliffbrake84 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/34196973
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 8 mi
- Hudson County · 8 mi
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