- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 20.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7358, -73.9606
Newtown Barge Playground is a park in New York, at a modelled 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenpoint Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.6 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Newtown Barge Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 20.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 322° | 230 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 5° | 208 m | 21.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 320° | 185 m | 21.9 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 21.6 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 290° | 179 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 279° | 175 m | 17.3 mi |
- 7.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 8.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 25.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenpoint Playground: 0.1 mi
- Greenpoint Landing Esplanade: 0.1 mi
- Malt Drive: 0.3 mi
- Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Manhattan Ave. Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Eagle Street Rooftop Farm: 0.1 mi
- Mary D's Senior Housing Garden: 0.2 mi
- Java Street Garden: 0.3 mi
- LIC Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Asser Levy Sidewalk Arboretum: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Levescere: Prima Materia: 0.1 mi
- Waiting: 0.3 mi
- Watertower 5: 0.3 mi
- #saytheirname: 0.4 mi
- mural: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 0.4 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Bird Island: 3.4 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Underpenny Museum Antique & Collectables: 0.6 mi
- MoMA PS1: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space: 1.1 mi
- Museum of Food and Drink: 1.3 mi
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Pepsi-Cola Sign: 0.8 mi
- Freedom plaza: 0.9 mi
- United Nations Headquarters: 1.0 mi
- Historical landmark from 1877: 1.1 mi
- Strange Days Album Cover Location: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Oklahoma City Bombing: 0.9 mi
- Ghost Bike: 0.9 mi
- Rip Aaron Swartz: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 1.0 mi
- Jerzy Popieluszko: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 2.0 mi
- Vista Rock: 3.0 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 3.3 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.4 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Street Seats: 1.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 3.9 mi
- Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 5.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 4.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.2 mi
- The Falls: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.4 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).
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, 3 mi away.
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