Park · New York
Owl’s Head Park
Owl’s Head Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is American Veterans Memorial Pier, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 21 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.64055, -74.03274
- 15.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- American Veterans Memorial Pier: 0.3 mi
- Steadman Square: 0.4 mi
- John Allen Payne Playground: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther Playground: 0.8 mi
- Fort Hamilton Athletic Field: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11: 0.3 mi
- Irving T. Bush: 1.3 mi
- Fort Hamilton War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 2.0 mi
- First Resistance to British Arms in New York State August 1776: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Narrows Botanical Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Jardín los Colibríes: 1.9 mi
- Red Hook Community Farm: 2.5 mi
- Mayrose Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- The Gingerbread House: 0.9 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 1.7 mi
- Street Car: 2.4 mi
- Hammerhead Peninsula: 3.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Captain America: 2.0 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 2.0 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 2.1 mi
- Eyes: 2.5 mi
- Tear Drop Memorial: 2.5 mi
Museums
- National Lighthouse Museum: 2.1 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 2.2 mi
- Alice Austen House: 2.4 mi
- Staten Island Museum and Institue of Arts and Sciences: 2.4 mi
- The Waterfront Museum: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 2.3 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.7 mi
- South Beach: 4.1 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Jones Woods Park: 3.0 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 3.2 mi
- Bird Island: 4.2 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 5.2 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 54
- Battle Hill: 2.5 mi
- Park Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fox Hills: 2.9 mi
- Discovery Hill: 3.2 mi
- Slide Hill: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 46
- Freedom Field: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.4 mi
- Street Seats: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Palisades: 8.9 mi
- Palisades: 11.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Hawk Hill: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 3.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.8 mi
- The Loch: 11.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.5 mi
- North Tower: 17.0 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 13.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 14.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 18.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owl’s Head Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 339° | 268 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 339° | 230 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 317° | 179 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 304° | 175 m | 16.2 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 331° | 144 m | 22.8 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 308° | 134 m | 19.3 mi |
| Towackhow Mountain | NW 318° | 131 m | 24.4 mi |
| Long Hill | W 281° | 126 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon354 obs
- American Kestrel351 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly238 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk223 obs
- tree-of-heaven195 obs
- Cooper's Hawk184 obs
- Ring-billed Gull160 obs
- Mourning Dove147 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/56760810
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