- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6948, -73.9998
Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area 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 Picnic Peninsula, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 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 302° | 179 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 290° | 175 m | 16.0 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 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: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 0.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.1 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.7 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
Gardens
- Exploratory Marsh: 0.1 mi
- Willowtown Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 0.2 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.5 mi
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden: 0.7 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: 0.5 mi
- Akua: 0.6 mi
- Unity: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.4 mi
- New York Transit Museum: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Commanding Officer's Quarters: 0.8 mi
- South Street Seaport 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: 0.5 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 59
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.4 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.4 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Peninsula: 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: 10.0 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: 18.4 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: 16.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.7 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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