- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6903, -73.8400
Maurice A Fitzgerald Playground is a park in New York, at a modelled 13 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenstreets, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.4 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maurice A Fitzgerald Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 292° | 179 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 284° | 175 m | 24.2 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 247° | 125 m | 15.7 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 68° | 122 m | 23.4 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 54° | 106 m | 12.9 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 68° | 106 m | 23.0 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 278° | 92 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NNW 347° | 85 m | 14.8 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 25.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenstreets: 0.3 mi
- Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Playground: 0.6 mi
- Lieutenant Frank McConnell Park: 0.7 mi
- Corporal Ruoff Square: 0.7 mi
- Equity Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Morris Park World War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Richmond Hill War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Branch: 0.9 mi
- Woodhaven Library: 1.2 mi
- Betty Smith 1943: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- The City Don't Sleep: 0.8 mi
- Dolphin: 1.1 mi
- Egret: 1.5 mi
- William "Dollar" Beamon: 1.8 mi
- Absent Monuments: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Forest Park Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Welcome Center: 3.3 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 3.6 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 3.7 mi
- Domestic Animals: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens: 1.7 mi
- Dunton Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Thomas X. Winberry Garden: 1.8 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 1.8 mi
- King Manor Museum: 2.1 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 3.2 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 3.4 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 2.7 mi
- Rookery: 5.2 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 5.5 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
- Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland: 6.6 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 4.9 mi
- Parsons Beach: 7.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 7.4 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 7.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 51
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.1 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.8 mi
- Breeze Hill: 7.0 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area G: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Palisades: 11.3 mi
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.2 mi
- The Loch: 9.6 mi
- The Falls: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 5 mi away.
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