Park · New York
Major Barrett Triangle
Major Barrett Triangle is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is National Lighthouse Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.64179, -74.07585
- 15.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- National Lighthouse Museum: 0.1 mi
- Staten Island Museum and Institue of Arts and Sciences: 0.2 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Staten Island Children’s Museum: 1.4 mi
- Noble Maritime Collection: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- The United States Merchant Marine: 0.2 mi
- Eric Garner Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Eric Garner/BLM Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Postcards: 0.3 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 0.9 mi
Parks
- St. George Park: 0.2 mi
- Nicholas Lia Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Tompkinsville Park: 0.3 mi
- Fort Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Liotti-Ikefugi Playground: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Jones Woods Park: 0.8 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 3.6 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 3.8 mi
- Ingram Woods: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Eyes: 1.0 mi
- NEAKA: 1.4 mi
- Anchor: 1.4 mi
- Icon II: 1.5 mi
- Tear Drop Memorial: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Tuscan Garden: 1.3 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lion's Sensory Garden: 1.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tropical Border: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Signal Hill: 1.7 mi
- Park Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.9 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Todt Hill: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 2.0 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 3.6 mi
- South Beach: 3.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.0 mi
- Midland Beach: 4.8 mi
Attractions
- The Gingerbread House: 2.2 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 3.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.7 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 3.7 mi
- Jurassic Park: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Freedom Field: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 7.2 mi
- Palisades: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 12.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 13.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fallkill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.9 mi
- The Loch: 12.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.0 mi
- North Tower: 17.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.7 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 12.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Major Barrett Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 344° | 268 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 343° | 260 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 344° | 230 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 294° | 217 m | 24.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 341° | 185 m | 24.6 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 296° | 180 m | 24.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 342° | 180 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 323° | 179 m | 14.7 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 | 06:44 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 6 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly126 obs
- Porcelain Berry84 obs
- Western Honey Bee70 obs
- Pond Slider60 obs
- common mugwort56 obs
- American Robin54 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee53 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle49 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/516716717
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- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 6 mi
- Staten Island · 6 mi
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