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Roger Morris Park

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Elevation: 51 m
Tallest summit within 20.2 miles: High Mountain268 m · 16.5 mi
Nearest byway: Palisades Scenic Byway1.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:32local time
Coordinates: 40.8344, -73.9385

Roger Morris Park from directly overhead

Roger Morris Park is a park in New York, at a recorded 51 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris-Jumel Mansion, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 51 m
Operated by: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Roger Morris Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
High Mountain	NW 305°	268 m	16.5 mi
Beech Mountain	NW 305°	260 m	17.6 mi
Mount Cecchino	WNW 304°	230 m	16.4 mi
Hook Mountain	N 3°	214 m	19.8 mi
Buttermilk Hill	NNE 19°	211 m	20.2 mi
Mount Nebo	N 2°	208 m	14.8 mi
Poacher Peak	WNW 304°	185 m	18.1 mi
Moon Hill	WNW 303°	180 m	17.8 mi

On the road

1.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
3.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
19.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums

Morris-Jumel Mansion: 0.0 mi
Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Story Telling: 0.3 mi
Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center: 0.4 mi
Children's Cultural Center of Native America: 0.4 mi
The Yankees Museum: 0.8 mi

Historic sites

Gardens

Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden: 0.1 mi
Harris Garden: 0.4 mi
Hope the Friendly Garden on Hill: 0.4 mi
Bradhurst Community Garden of Love: 0.5 mi
The Garden: 0.5 mi

Cliffs

Coogan's Bluff: 0.1 mi
Palisades: 3.2 mi
Palisades: 3.9 mi
Palisades: 6.2 mi
The Palisades: 8.0 mi

Parks

Artworks

Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 0.7 mi
Our Gates: 0.9 mi
3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 0.9 mi
Portrait of t.: 0.9 mi
Sidewalk Flowers: 1.6 mi

Attractions

Peaks

Manhattan High Point: 1.3 mi
Janes Hill: 2.1 mi
Mount Morris: 2.1 mi
Long Hill: 2.1 mi
Great Hill: 2.8 mi

Nature reserves

Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Pugsley Creek Park: 4.7 mi
Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.6 mi
WNYC Transmitter Park: 7.3 mi

Beaches

Picnic sites45

Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.0 mi
Street Seats: 5.9 mi
The Backyard: 7.0 mi
Alpine picnic area: 7.9 mi
Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.6 mi

Waterfalls11

The Loch: 3.0 mi
The Falls: 6.3 mi
Ambergill Falls: 11.9 mi
Binnen Falls: 12.0 mi
Fallkill Falls: 12.1 mi

Lighthouses6

Rest areas2

Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.9 mi
Larry Doby Service Area: 12.6 mi

Springs1

Tulip Springs: 19.3 mi

Light

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	18:19	18:55
December solstice	07:17	15:48	16:32

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	34	36	43	54	63	72	78	76	69	58	48	39
Precip in	3.6	3.2	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.3	4.4	3.6	4.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.

Sources

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