- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6948, -74.0004
Picnic Peninsula is a picnic site in New York, at a modelled 0 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Peninsula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 332° | 268 m | 21.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 330° | 260 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 331° | 230 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 24.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 329° | 185 m | 23.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 329° | 180 m | 22.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 303° | 179 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 290° | 175 m | 16.0 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.3 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.4 mi
- Governor's Island Kayaking: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Exploratory Marsh: 0.1 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 0.2 mi
- Willowtown Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.5 mi
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 0.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.2 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.2 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Adam Yauch Park: 0.2 mi
- Henry Street Park III: 0.4 mi
- Fruit Street Sitting Area: 0.4 mi
- Squibb Park: 0.5 mi
- Harry Chapin Playground: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Turning Stone: 0.2 mi
- Walk-in Kaleidoscope: 0.2 mi
- Statue of Christopher Columbus: 0.6 mi
- Akua: 0.6 mi
- Unity: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.4 mi
- New York Transit Museum: 0.6 mi
- Commanding Officer's Quarters: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Henry Ward Beecher: 0.5 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher Monument: 0.5 mi
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Washington A. Roebling: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 59
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.3 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.4 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.1 mi
- Street Seats: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 5.3 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Palisades: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 2.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.9 mi
- The Loch: 7.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.8 mi
| 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).
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.
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