- Elevation
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 23.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 19.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7612, -73.9415
Spirit Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sixteen Oaks Grove, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.6 miles off.
- Elevation
- 4 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Spirit Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 317° | 268 m | 19.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 316° | 260 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 316° | 230 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 2° | 208 m | 19.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 315° | 185 m | 21.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 315° | 180 m | 20.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 283° | 179 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 273° | 175 m | 18.2 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 6.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sixteen Oaks Grove: 0.2 mi
- Ravenswood Playground: 0.3 mi
- Rainey Park: 0.4 mi
- Manhattan Park Parcel A: 0.4 mi
- Blackwell Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
- The Noguchi Museum: 0.4 mi
- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.0 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.0 mi
- MoMA PS1: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Roosevelt Island Garden Club: 0.5 mi
- Hellsgate Farms: 0.8 mi
- Entry Court: 0.8 mi
- Two Coves Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Sutton Terrace Courtyard: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Blackwell House: 0.5 mi
- Roosevelt Island Sign: 0.7 mi
- Historical landmark from 1877: 1.0 mi
- Pepsi-Cola Sign: 1.3 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Sabrina: 0.6 mi
- The Girl Puzzle Monument: 0.8 mi
- Motherboard Meditation: 0.9 mi
- Welling Court Mural Project: 0.9 mi
- Porcellino: 1.0 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 0.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.7 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Ghost Bike: 1.1 mi
- Smallpox Hospital: 1.2 mi
- Bronka Novak Tablet: 1.2 mi
- Clara Coffey Tablet: 1.2 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.4 mi
- Bird Island: 5.4 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.9 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.9 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Great Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Street Seats: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Palisades: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 2.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.1 mi
- The Falls: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 23.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 2 mi away.
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- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 3 mi
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