Park · New York
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Marsha P. Johnson State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushwick Inlet Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72137, -73.96244
- 8.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bushwick Inlet Park: 0.1 mi
- North 5th Street Pier and Park: 0.2 mi
- Bushwick Inlet Park: 0.2 mi
- Public Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Public Plaza: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Crescendo: 0.2 mi
- Deluge of Movement: 0.5 mi
- Lounge Screw Conveyor: 0.5 mi
- #saytheirname: 0.6 mi
- Bucket Conveyor: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Northside Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Green Dome Fenced Garden: 0.5 mi
- Berry Street Garden: 0.6 mi
- Java Street Garden: 0.7 mi
- Garden Table: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Jerzy Popieluszko: 0.5 mi
- Rip Aaron Swartz: 0.6 mi
- George Washington: 0.8 mi
- Joseph Studzinki Square: 0.8 mi
- Society of St. Mary of the Snow: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 0.6 mi
- Bird Island: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Audubon Park: 6.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 7.0 mi
Museums
- The City Reliquary: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Food and Drink: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space: 0.9 mi
- The Brant Foundation Art Study Center: 1.2 mi
- International Center of Photography: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Couv Led Zepp 5e album: 1.3 mi
- Anarchy 99: 1.3 mi
- Zohramp: 1.3 mi
- Jump into the Light VR Arcade: 1.4 mi
- Liz Christy Garden: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 1.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 2.2 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.4 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.9 mi
- Grassy Hill: 4.0 mi
- Slide Hill: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 4.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.1 mi
- The Loch: 5.1 mi
- The Falls: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Marsha P. Johnson State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 21.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 323° | 260 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 324° | 230 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 5° | 208 m | 22.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 322° | 185 m | 22.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 322° | 180 m | 22.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 293° | 179 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 282° | 175 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon1,563 obs
- tree-of-heaven1,251 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,085 obs
- House Sparrow922 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee807 obs
- Monarch776 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel717 obs
- American Robin642 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/33819583
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