Park · New York
Walt Whitman Park
Walt Whitman Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooklyn War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 23 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.69856, -73.98929
- 10.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- William Jay Gaynor: 0.1 mi
- Matt Brenner: 0.2 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher: 0.2 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher Monument: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.2 mi
- Bridge Plaza Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Vinegar HIll Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Max Family Garden: 0.4 mi
- Carousel Bioswale: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Unity: 0.2 mi
- Fat Boy: 0.2 mi
- Statue of Christopher Columbus: 0.3 mi
- Pageant: 0.3 mi
- Balanced Cylinders: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Bar and Grill Park: 0.2 mi
- Korean War Veterans Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Maritcha R. Lyons Park: 0.2 mi
- McLaughlin Park: 0.2 mi
- Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Spark Brooklyn Children's Museum Annex: 0.4 mi
- New York Transit Museum: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.4 mi
- Jane's Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 0.4 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.5 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 0.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 58
- Grassy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.0 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.0 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.6 mi
- Street Seats: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 7.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Palisades: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 2.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.8 mi
- The Loch: 6.8 mi
- The Falls: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walt Whitman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 21.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 24.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 327° | 185 m | 23.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 22.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 301° | 179 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 288° | 175 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon1,864 obs
- Monarch1,414 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,340 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,168 obs
- House Sparrow1,165 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,138 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,082 obs
- European Starling865 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/20521006
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