- Elevation, modelled
- 64 m
- Tallest summit within 24.8 miles
- Gillespie Hill217 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway18.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6137, -74.0986
Terrace Playground is a park in New York, at a modelled 64 m. Gillespie Hill stands 217 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Compost and Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Terrace Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 299° | 217 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 296° | 215 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 302° | 180 m | 23.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 331° | 179 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 318° | 175 m | 14.8 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 268° | 168 m | 23.7 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | WNW 300° | 166 m | 24.1 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 341° | 144 m | 23.1 mi |
- 18.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 18.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Compost and Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 1.9 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Korean War Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Maple Woods: 0.6 mi
- Luis R Lopez Playground: 0.7 mi
- Bedford Green: 0.8 mi
- Sobel Court Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Emerson Hill: 0.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 0.7 mi
- Park Hill: 1.0 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.1 mi
- Todt Hill: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Wingdale: 0.5 mi
- St. Anthony: 1.2 mi
- St. Anne: 1.2 mi
- Eyes: 1.5 mi
- Anchor: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Eibs Pond Park: 1.0 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 1.3 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.6 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 1.7 mi
- Ingram Woods: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 1.7 mi
- Kreuzer-Pelton House: 1.8 mi
- Alice Austen House: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Rosebank Honor Rolll: 1.4 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 1.4 mi
- Granito / Smith: 1.5 mi
- Eric Garner Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Eric Garner/BLM Memorial: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.4 mi
- Jurassic Park: 1.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 2.5 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.9 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.9 mi
- South Beach: 2.5 mi
- Midland Beach: 3.0 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Freedom Field: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 13.9 mi
- Palisades: 14.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.7 mi
- Hobble Falls: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 11.7 mi
- North Tower: 16.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 15.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 10.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 14.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Staten Island · 4 mi
- Elizabeth · 7 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 8 mi
- Hudson County · 8 mi
- Linden · 8 mi
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