- Elevation
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 11.2 miles
- The Timp332 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1518, -73.8612
Nelson Park is a park in New York, at a recorded 55 m. The Timp stands 332 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Sitting Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.5 miles off.
- Elevation
- 55 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Nelson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Timp | NW 320° | 332 m | 11.2 mi |
| Horse Chock Mountain | WNW 291° | 330 m | 11.0 mi |
| Cheesecote Mountain | WNW 291° | 296 m | 10.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNE 26° | 253 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jackie Mountain | NW 305° | 252 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Tor | WNW 294° | 244 m | 5.9 mi |
| Buckberg Mountain | NW 315° | 241 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dickerson Mountain | N 358° | 237 m | 7.4 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 11.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.8 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Nelson Sitting Park: 0.2 mi
- Louis Engel Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Snowden Park: 0.8 mi
- Scarborough Park: 1.1 mi
- Richard Wishnie Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- River Arch: 0.6 mi
- Tappan Zee: 5.7 mi
- Approach: 5.8 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 5.9 mi
- Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 0.7 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 0.8 mi
- Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
- History Center Museum: 6.6 mi
- Blauvelt Homestead: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Tommy Thurber Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Crawbuckie Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Sunny Ridge Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom: 3.6 mi
- Warburg Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.8 mi
- Motts Hill: 2.9 mi
- Catamount Hill: 3.6 mi
- Ganungs Hill: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Grand Dame: 2.4 mi
- Brick Factory Foundation: 3.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Luis Zhizhpon: 4.0 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson World War I Memorial: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 3.6 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 5.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 2.9 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 4.3 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 4.3 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 4.3 mi
- House Of Sports: 9.7 mi
Cliffs
- Raven's Rock: 4.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 12.9 mi
- Hell Hole: 13.8 mi
- The Palisades: 14.3 mi
Beaches
- Brick Beach: 8.0 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 8.8 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 14.4 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 14.8 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Kakiat Park: 13.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 14.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 16.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Farms Falls: 12.9 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.2 mi
- The Falls: 18.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 22.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 20.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 20.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 12.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 19.9 mi
- Dicktown: 22.8 mi
- Monksville: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Briarcliff Manor · 1 mi
- Ossining · 1 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 4 mi
- Sleepy Hollow · 4 mi
- Nyack · 5 mi
- Tarrytown · 6 mi
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