- Elevation
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 20.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6712, -73.9047
Powell Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 14 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powell Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 299° | 179 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 289° | 175 m | 21.3 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 294° | 134 m | 24.1 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 12.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 218° | 120 m | 24.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 57° | 106 m | 16.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 216° | 106 m | 23.7 mi |
| Nook Hill | WNW 282° | 92 m | 21.6 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 27.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Houston Playground: 0.1 mi
- Carter G. Woodson Children's Park: 0.2 mi
- Howard Playground: 0.2 mi
- Brownsville I Ura Park: 0.2 mi
- Transitional Living Community Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- McLeod's Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Powell Street Livonia Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fred McLeod Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Phoenix Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hull Street Garden: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Zion Park War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Saratoga Park Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Dawn of Glory: 1.3 mi
- Ridgewood War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 1.1 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 1.9 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 2.0 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 2.1 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Robert Fulton: 1.6 mi
- Shai Asia Semple: 2.0 mi
- Mathematical Star: 2.3 mi
- Yusuf Hawkins: 2.3 mi
- Tiger: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Wyckoff House Museum: 2.0 mi
- MV Schamonchi: 3.1 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 3.2 mi
- Carousel: 3.2 mi
- Emu: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 3.0 mi
- Rookery: 3.9 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 4.8 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 4.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 3.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.0 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 5.2 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 6.0 mi
- Gerritsen Beach: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 48
- Willink Hill: 3.2 mi
- Breeze Hill: 3.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.4 mi
- Quaker Hill: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Hill: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Street Seats: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.1 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Palisades: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 3.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Loch: 9.0 mi
- The Falls: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.1 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).
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 2 mi
- Queens · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 5 mi
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