- Elevation
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7205, -73.8598
The Painter's Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Compost Collective, a garden 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.2 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 23 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Painter's Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 314° | 268 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 314° | 230 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 351° | 208 m | 23.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 288° | 179 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 279° | 175 m | 22.7 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 12° | 156 m | 24.5 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 306° | 144 m | 24.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 4° | 140 m | 24.0 mi |
- 7.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- The Compost Collective: 0.3 mi
- Project Eden: 0.3 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 0.5 mi
- Thomas X. Winberry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sparrow's Nest Community Gardens: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Plaza 67: 0.3 mi
- Fleetwood Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Pebblestone Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Russell Sage Playground: 0.5 mi
- Nat Schneider Triangle: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- “The Ramp”: 0.6 mi
- Waking Blind: 1.0 mi
- African American Marbleization: 1.0 mi
- Once Upon a Time/ Paper Jungle: 1.0 mi
- Shotgun Home (America): 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
- Forest Park Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Domestic Animals: 1.7 mi
- Education Center: 1.7 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 1.7 mi
- Domestic Animals: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Queens Museum: 1.9 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 1.9 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.5 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 4.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.4 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Rookery: 7.0 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.2 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 6.5 mi
- Parsons Beach: 6.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 59
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.4 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.8 mi
- Janes Hill: 6.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 7.3 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 7.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.1 mi
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 9.7 mi
- Palisades: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.1 mi
- The Loch: 7.3 mi
- The Falls: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| 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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 4 mi away.
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- Queens/Forest Park · 1 mi
- Queens · 3 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
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