- Elevation, modelled
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8360, -73.8583
Parkchester Southern Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 14 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Metropolitan Oval, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Parkchester Southern Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 298° | 268 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 297° | 230 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 351° | 214 m | 19.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 7° | 211 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 346° | 208 m | 15.1 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNE 14° | 180 m | 19.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 265° | 179 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 20° | 170 m | 19.5 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Metropolitan Oval: 0.2 mi
- Virginia Playground: 0.2 mi
- Susan Caserta Playground: 0.2 mi
- Hugh J. Grant Circle: 0.2 mi
- Susan Caserta Playground: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Westchester Square: 0.9 mi
- 9/11: 1.5 mi
- New York Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Ghost Bike: Michael Needham: 2.1 mi
- Pelham Bay Park World War Memorial: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- River Garden: 1.0 mi
- Drew Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Manor Avenue Seniors Garden: 1.2 mi
- Angie Lee-Gonzalez and Luis Gonzalez Garden: 1.4 mi
- Havemeyer Garden Association Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Jungle World: 1.1 mi
- Nature Trek: 1.2 mi
- Lions: 1.3 mi
- World of Darkness: 1.3 mi
- Somba Village: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 6.2 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 6.5 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks
- Bruce Lee Mural: 2.1 mi
- Shamrock: 2.4 mi
- Renaissance Youth Center: 2.5 mi
- Poppenhusen: 3.4 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Steere Herbarium: 2.4 mi
- Poe Cottage: 2.8 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 3.1 mi
- Bronx Museum of the Arts: 3.2 mi
- Bronx Documentary Center: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Janes Hill: 3.2 mi
- Marble Hill: 3.9 mi
- Long Hill: 4.3 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 4.3 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.6 mi
- Glen Island: 5.1 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.4 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.9 mi
- Street Seats: 7.6 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- The Backyard: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.8 mi
- Palisades: 7.2 mi
- The Palisades: 8.5 mi
- Palisades: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Falls: 3.7 mi
- The Loch: 6.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, under a mile away.
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