- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 17.4 miles
- Guard Hill226 m · 15.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway4.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9766, -73.6821
Rye Recreation Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 8 m. Guard Hill stands 226 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rye Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Rye Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guard Hill | N 356° | 226 m | 15.8 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NNW 341° | 219 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNW 335° | 216 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NW 309° | 214 m | 15.8 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NNW 343° | 213 m | 15.1 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 324° | 211 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | WNW 291° | 208 m | 13.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 11° | 201 m | 16.1 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 6.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Rye Nature Center: 0.4 mi
- Marshlands Conservancy: 2.0 mi
- Great Captains Island: 3.0 mi
- Caroline Place: 3.3 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Gagliardo Park: 0.7 mi
- Grove 1: 0.9 mi
- Grove 2: 0.9 mi
- Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Manursing Island Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- The Westchester Children’s Museum: 0.9 mi
- MNH Outpost: 2.0 mi
- Bruce Museum: 4.3 mi
- Bruce Museum: 4.3 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Rye Beach: 0.9 mi
- Oakland Beach: 1.1 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 1.6 mi
- Greenhaven Beach: 2.4 mi
- Shore Acres Pool Club Beach: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument Park: 1.6 mi
- War Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Morgan Stanley September 11th Memorial: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- South Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 7.4 mi
- High Point: 7.7 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 7.7 mi
- Palmer Hill: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- José Martí: 2.2 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 4.7 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 5.5 mi
- Creative Blindness: 6.8 mi
- The Perennial Village: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 2.7 mi
- House Of Sports: 9.1 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 10.7 mi
- The Vista: 10.7 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 10.7 mi
Gardens
- South Lake Walk: 3.9 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 3.9 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 4.0 mi
- Japanese Iris Garden: 4.1 mi
- Grass Garden: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Reserved Picnic Site: 0.9 mi
- Upper Education Area: 11.7 mi
- Lower Education Area: 11.7 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- The Meadow: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Northwest Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Raven's Rock: 10.8 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Execution Rocks Light: 7.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Falls: 10.3 mi
- Farms Falls: 10.8 mi
- The Loch: 19.2 mi
- Cascade: 22.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.0 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Rye · 0 mi
- Port Chester · 2 mi
- Harrison · 3 mi
- Mamaroneck · 3 mi
- Rye Brook · 3 mi
- Larchmont · 5 mi
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