- Elevation
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8723, -73.9056
Riverbend Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 8 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is John R Brown Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Riverbend Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 294° | 268 m | 16.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 295° | 260 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 293° | 230 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 358° | 214 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 17° | 211 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 355° | 208 m | 12.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 294° | 185 m | 18.4 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNE 24° | 180 m | 17.6 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 2.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- John R Brown Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Heath Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Old Fort Park: 0.3 mi
- Marble Hill Playground: 0.4 mi
- Barnhill Triangle: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Marble Hill: 0.4 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 0.8 mi
- Tetards Hill: 1.0 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.1 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Bruce Reynolds Garden: 0.7 mi
- PS24 Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bean Morris Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Poe Cottage: 0.8 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 1.4 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 1.4 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Coyote: 1.1 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 1.5 mi
- Columnade: 1.6 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 1.7 mi
- Bruce Lee Mural: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.1 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.1 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 2.2 mi
- Canoe Beach: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Parking: 1.3 mi
- Birds of Prey: 1.9 mi
- Madagascar!: 1.9 mi
- Amazing Amphibians: 2.0 mi
- Monkey House: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 5.7 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 6.3 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 7.1 mi
Cliffs
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.2 mi
- The Palisades: 5.4 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.0 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 5.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Street Seats: 8.7 mi
- The Backyard: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Loch: 6.1 mi
- Great Falls: 14.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 8.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Englewood · 4 mi
- Fort Lee · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 5 mi
- Mount Vernon · 5 mi
- Yonkers · 5 mi
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