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Reinhard E. Kaltenmeier Playground

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Reinhard E. Kaltenmeier Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosebank Honor Rolll, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.61469, -74.06843

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • Eyes: 0.9 mi
  • South Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Wingdale: 2.0 mi
  • St. Anne: 2.6 mi
  • St. Anthony: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 54
  • Fox Hills: 0.5 mi
  • Park Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Emerson Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Todt Hill: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
  • The Loch: 13.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reinhard E. Kaltenmeier Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNW 326°179 m16.4 mi
Mayapple HillNW 314°175 m15.9 mi
Packanack MountainNNW 337°144 m23.6 mi
Horse HillNW 305°144 m24.9 mi
Riker HillNW 315°134 m19.1 mi
Towackhow MountainNW 324°131 m24.6 mi
Long HillWNW 287°126 m20.2 mi
Todt HillWSW 248°125 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.

  • Porcelain Berry275 obs
  • Wild Turkey113 obs
  • common mugwort99 obs
  • smooth cliffbrake86 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly75 obs
  • common ivy72 obs
  • American Robin67 obs
  • common dandelion58 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/35018067

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