Artwork · New York
3 Squirrels
3 Squirrels is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunningham Triangle, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74631, -73.88359
- 5.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 8.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dunningham Triangle: 0.0 mi
- Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Frank D O'Connor Playground: 0.2 mi
- O'Connor's Tail: 0.2 mi
- Moore Homestead Playground: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- The Healer’s Touch: 0.2 mi
- Little Thailand: 0.3 mi
- Queens Mural: 0.6 mi
- Mahbuhay: 0.7 mi
- Once Upon a Time/ Paper Jungle: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Rusty Wheelbarrow Farm: 0.5 mi
- New Roots Community Garden Queens: 0.7 mi
- New Roots Community Garden Queens: 0.7 mi
- Farm on hill by BQE: 0.9 mi
- 97th Street Block Association Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Gorman Playground Plaque: 1.1 mi
- Elmhurst Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- 9/11 woodside firefighters memorial: 1.3 mi
- Doughboy, WWI vets: 1.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- The Geographic Center of NYC: 1.3 mi
- Rocket Park: 1.6 mi
- Domestic Animals: 1.7 mi
- Education Center: 1.8 mi
- Owl: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.3 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 1.7 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.9 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 2.2 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Janes Hill: 4.8 mi
- Vista Rock: 5.0 mi
- Mount Morris: 5.1 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 7.0 mi
- Parsons Beach: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.2 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.7 mi
- Bird Island: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Palisades: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 8.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 5.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of 3 Squirrels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 22.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 313° | 260 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 313° | 230 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 354° | 208 m | 21.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 312° | 180 m | 23.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 284° | 179 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 16° | 156 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:32 |
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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11772569334
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