Park · New York
Rice Oval
Rice Oval is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. High Tor stands 244 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Beechmont Oval, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 22 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.92888, -73.78391
- 2.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beechmont Oval: 0.1 mi
- Mazzella Field: 0.2 mi
- September 11 Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Huguenot Park: 0.4 mi
- Huguenot Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Jacob Leisler Monument: 0.5 mi
- Thomas Paine Monument: 0.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Pelham Veteran's Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Split Rock: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Thomas Paine Cottage and Museum: 0.5 mi
- Marble School House: 1.4 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Westchester Children’s Museum: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Glenwood Lake Park: 1.1 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 1.9 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 2.0 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 2.0 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Hudson Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Manor Beach: 2.0 mi
- Glen Island: 3.2 mi
- Shore Acres Pool Club Beach: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Bronxville Giving Garden: 2.5 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 5.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 6.6 mi
- Edible Academy: 6.6 mi
Artworks
- The Perennial Village: 2.8 mi
- The Light of the World: 4.2 mi
- 242 St. station: 4.7 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 4.8 mi
- Farragut Monument: 5.0 mi
Attractions
- Tillotson Steps: 4.6 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 6.0 mi
- Temple of Love: 6.0 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 6.0 mi
- The Vista: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Vault Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bronx High Point: 6.6 mi
- South Ridge: 7.5 mi
- Marble Hill: 7.6 mi
- Tetards Hill: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 57
- The Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Reserved Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 11.9 mi
- Upper Education Area: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Falls: 4.1 mi
- The Loch: 13.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 16.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 20.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Execution Rocks Light: 4.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 13.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 13.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Rice Oval. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tor | NNW 332° | 244 m | 20.2 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNE 13° | 226 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | N 3° | 219 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 359° | 216 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 332° | 214 m | 15.0 mi |
| McKesson Hill | N 3° | 213 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 354° | 211 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 318° | 208 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 6 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly113 obs
- Porcelain Berry101 obs
- American Robin92 obs
- Eastern Cottontail92 obs
- Canada Goose88 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel85 obs
- Mallard76 obs
- common mugwort71 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357609375
Day trips start here
- New Rochelle · 0 mi
- Bronxville · 2 mi
- Eastchester · 2 mi
- Larchmont · 2 mi
- Pelham · 2 mi
- Mamaroneck · 3 mi
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