- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 19.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8409, -73.8780
West Farms Rapids Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is River Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of West Farms Rapids Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 298° | 268 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 297° | 230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 354° | 214 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 11° | 211 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 350° | 208 m | 14.6 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNE 17° | 180 m | 19.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 264° | 179 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 23° | 170 m | 19.5 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 4.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 17.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- River Garden: 0.1 mi
- Drew Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Angie Lee-Gonzalez and Luis Gonzalez Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hornaday Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Seabury MBD Community Park: 0.6 mi
Parks
- River Park: 0.1 mi
- Vidalia Park: 0.3 mi
- Young Park: 0.4 mi
- Noble Playground: 0.4 mi
- Mohegan Triangle: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Jungle World: 0.3 mi
- Nature Trek: 0.3 mi
- Lions: 0.4 mi
- Carter Giraffe Building: 0.4 mi
- Somba Village: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- New York Botanical Garden: 1.5 mi
- 9/11: 1.6 mi
- Westchester Square: 1.8 mi
- Ghost Bike: Michael Needham: 1.9 mi
- McNally Plaza: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Renaissance Youth Center: 1.6 mi
- Bruce Lee Mural: 1.8 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 2.4 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 2.9 mi
- Columnade: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Steere Herbarium: 1.8 mi
- Poe Cottage: 1.9 mi
- Bronx Museum of the Arts: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 2.5 mi
- The Yankees Museum: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 6.7 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 6.7 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Janes Hill: 2.7 mi
- Marble Hill: 3.0 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 3.3 mi
- Long Hill: 3.3 mi
- Inwood Hill: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 3.4 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 3.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.3 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.5 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.2 mi
- Street Seats: 7.3 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.7 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- The Backyard: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 6.3 mi
- The Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Palisades: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Falls: 3.8 mi
- The Loch: 5.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 7.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 23.4 mi
| 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 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 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, 2 mi away.
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