- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway11.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6575, -73.8438
Walter Ward Playground is a park in New York, at a modelled 1 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Creek Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walter Ward Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 297° | 179 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 289° | 175 m | 24.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 14.8 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 63° | 122 m | 24.5 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 47° | 106 m | 14.5 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 63° | 106 m | 24.2 mi |
| Nook Hill | WNW 283° | 92 m | 25.0 mi |
| Bronx High Point | N 349° | 85 m | 16.9 mi |
- 11.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 27.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Rookery: 3.1 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 3.3 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 4.7 mi
- Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Harold Schneiderman Playground: 0.6 mi
- Frank M. Charles Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Vito Locascio Field: 0.9 mi
- Rocket Park: 0.9 mi
- Centreville Playground: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Euclid Pine Block Association: 1.6 mi
- Euclid Garden: 1.8 mi
- Manley's Place: 2.1 mi
- Crystal/Wells Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Public School 4k Paradise Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 2.0 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 3.2 mi
- King Manor Museum: 3.8 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 4.4 mi
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Project - Hangar B: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- William "Dollar" Beamon: 2.6 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 3.0 mi
- Dolphin: 3.1 mi
- Mastodon: 3.1 mi
- Voice of Tomorrow: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Morris Park World War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Woodhaven Library: 2.7 mi
- Betty Smith 1943: 2.7 mi
- Dawn of Glory: 2.9 mi
- Richmond Hill War Memorial: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- JFK: 3.0 mi
- Forest Park Carousel: 3.0 mi
- Wyckoff House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 5.9 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 3.0 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 5.6 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 6.0 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 1: 6.3 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 2: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 48
- Maspeth Plateau: 5.8 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.3 mi
- Breeze Hill: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.5 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area G: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 12.0 mi
- Palisades: 12.1 mi
- Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Palisades: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Binnen Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Loch: 11.3 mi
- The Falls: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 15.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 4 mi away.
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