Park · New York
Thomas Jefferson Park
Thomas Jefferson Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is El Arbol De Esperanza, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.79323, -73.93438
- 3.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 4.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- El Arbol De Esperanza: 0.0 mi
- Tomorrow's Wind: 0.1 mi
- Growth: 0.6 mi
- La Luz Que Sale De La Obscuridad: 0.7 mi
- Dream Machine Ⅱ: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Pleasant Hill Garden: 0.1 mi
- Home Depot Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Los Amigos Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pleasant Village Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Humacao Community Garden: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Poor Richard's Playground: 0.4 mi
- Playground 103: 0.5 mi
- Randalls Island Park: 0.5 mi
- Cherry Tree Park: 0.6 mi
- Harlem Art Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Matthew Travis Palacios: 0.6 mi
- Gas Explosion Empty Lot: 0.6 mi
- Duke Ellington Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Fort Clinton: 0.9 mi
- Burnett Memorial Fountain: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Garbage museum: 0.7 mi
- The Africa Center: 0.8 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.9 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.9 mi
- National Jazz Museum in Harlem: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Morris: 0.9 mi
- Great Hill: 1.3 mi
- Janes Hill: 1.8 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.0 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Huddlestone Arch: 1.1 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 1.2 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 1.3 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.7 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.4 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.6 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 0.9 mi
- Street Seats: 3.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.4 mi
- The Backyard: 7.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 6.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 1.3 mi
- The Falls: 8.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 24.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Thomas Jefferson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 312° | 268 m | 18.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 311° | 260 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 311° | 230 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 1° | 208 m | 17.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 310° | 185 m | 20.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 310° | 180 m | 19.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 275° | 179 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 266° | 175 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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 | 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.
- white snakeroot3,641 obs
- common milkweed2,964 obs
- tree-of-heaven2,207 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,957 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,931 obs
- American Robin1,915 obs
- common mugwort1,704 obs
- House Sparrow1,565 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/108159407
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