- Elevation
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 17.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway18.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5947, -74.0806
Old Town Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 9 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Staats Circle, a park 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Town Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NNW 330° | 179 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 319° | 175 m | 16.4 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 272° | 168 m | 24.6 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 340° | 144 m | 24.7 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 319° | 134 m | 19.7 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 291° | 126 m | 20.1 mi |
| Todt Hill | WNW 282° | 125 m | 1.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 202° | 120 m | 15.1 mi |
- 18.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 19.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Frederick Staats Circle: 0.5 mi
- Arrochar Playground: 0.6 mi
- Ocean Breeze Park: 0.6 mi
- Brady's Pond Park: 0.7 mi
- Naples Playground: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- St. Anne: 1.8 mi
- St. Anthony: 1.8 mi
- Wingdale: 2.1 mi
- Eyes: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 1.5 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.7 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.0 mi
- Jurassic Park: 1.6 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 3.0 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.0 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Battery Ayres: 1.1 mi
- Battery Richmond: 1.1 mi
- Battery Barry: 1.2 mi
- Battery Upton: 1.3 mi
- Battery Dix: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Eibs Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 1.4 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.7 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 1.3 mi
- Mont Sec House: 1.4 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 1.5 mi
- Alice Austen House: 1.7 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Compost and Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 2.4 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 3.4 mi
- Tuscan Garden: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 53
- Emerson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.4 mi
- Park Hill: 1.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.7 mi
- Todt Hill: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Freedom Field: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.3 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 12.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 15.5 mi
- Palisades: 15.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Loch: 15.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.1 mi
- North Tower: 14.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 9.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 10.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
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- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 8 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 9 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 9 mi
- Hudson County · 9 mi
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