Park · New York
The Lawn
The Lawn is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Guard Hill stands 226 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.91820, -73.78338
- 3.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lincoln Park: 0.4 mi
- Stephenson Park: 0.5 mi
- September 11 Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Anderson Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Library Green: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- World War I Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Jacob Leisler Monument: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Paine Monument: 1.2 mi
- Pelham Veteran's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Split Rock: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Glenwood Lake Park: 1.0 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 1.3 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 2.5 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 2.5 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Hudson Park Beach: 1.1 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 1.1 mi
- Manor Beach: 1.8 mi
- Glen Island: 2.4 mi
- Shore Acres Pool Club Beach: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Thomas Paine Cottage and Museum: 1.2 mi
- Marble School House: 1.7 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 3.4 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 5.8 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Bronxville Giving Garden: 2.7 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 5.0 mi
- Edible Academy: 6.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.2 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- The Perennial Village: 3.4 mi
- The Light of the World: 4.3 mi
- Wilhelm Tell: 4.4 mi
- 242 St. station: 4.5 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 4.6 mi
Attractions
- Tillotson Steps: 4.1 mi
- Parking: 5.9 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 6.3 mi
- Temple of Love: 6.3 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Vault Hill: 5.9 mi
- Bronx High Point: 6.4 mi
- Marble Hill: 7.3 mi
- Tetards Hill: 7.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Reserved Picnic Site: 6.6 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 11.4 mi
- Street Seats: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Palisades: 7.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.6 mi
- Palisades: 8.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Raven's Rock: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Loch: 12.6 mi
- Farms Falls: 16.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 20.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Execution Rocks Light: 3.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 4.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of The Lawn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guard Hill | NNE 12° | 226 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | N 2° | 219 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 359° | 216 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 333° | 214 m | 15.7 mi |
| McKesson Hill | N 2° | 213 m | 18.5 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 354° | 211 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 320° | 208 m | 11.7 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 3° | 180 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Cottontail81 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly79 obs
- American Robin75 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel69 obs
- Porcelain Berry61 obs
- Canada Goose60 obs
- Mallard56 obs
- common mugwort55 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/42708892
Day trips start here
- New Rochelle · 1 mi
- Pelham · 1 mi
- Larchmont · 2 mi
- Mount Vernon · 2 mi
- Bronxville · 3 mi
- Eastchester · 3 mi
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