- Elevation
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 24.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 20.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway6.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7472, -73.9487
Murray Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Historical landmark from 1877, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 6.6 miles off.
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Murray Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 20.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 3° | 208 m | 20.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 318° | 185 m | 21.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 318° | 180 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 286° | 179 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 276° | 175 m | 17.9 mi |
- 6.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 24.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Historical landmark from 1877: 0.1 mi
- Pepsi-Cola Sign: 0.5 mi
- Roosevelt Island Sign: 0.8 mi
- Blackwell House: 0.9 mi
- United Nations Headquarters: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Ghost Bike: 0.1 mi
- Smallpox Hospital: 0.6 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 0.7 mi
- Clara Coffey Tablet: 0.9 mi
- Bronka Novak Tablet: 0.9 mi
Museums
- MoMA PS1: 0.1 mi
- Underpenny Museum Antique & Collectables: 0.4 mi
- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum: 1.1 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.4 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Albert E Short Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Gordan Triangle: 0.2 mi
- McKenna Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Court Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Rafferty Triangle: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- The Blue Bus Project: 0.2 mi
- mural: 0.2 mi
- FDR Hope Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Motherboard Meditation: 0.7 mi
- Surreal Elevator: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- LIC Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Entry Court: 0.7 mi
- Kingsland Wildflowers: 0.9 mi
- Mary D's Senior Housing Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.4 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Bird Island: 4.4 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.8 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 1.8 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.5 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.7 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.9 mi
- Great Hill: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Street Seats: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 5.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 3.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.0 mi
- The Falls: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 22.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 0 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 2 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
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