- Elevation, modelled
- 7 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway16.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5874, -73.9540
Postcards From Sheepshead Bay is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 7 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Homecrest Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 17 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- ceramic
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Postcards From Sheepshead Bay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NW 316° | 179 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 306° | 175 m | 21.7 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 308° | 134 m | 24.9 mi |
| Todt Hill | W 276° | 125 m | 8.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 222° | 120 m | 18.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 221° | 106 m | 17.6 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 48° | 106 m | 22.0 mi |
| Nook Hill | WNW 299° | 92 m | 21.2 mi |
- 16.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Homecrest Playground: 0.2 mi
- Sixteen Lindens Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Irving Schloss Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Holocaust Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Jerzee Triangle: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Bill Brown Post Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial: 1.2 mi
- To All Veterans, Living or Dead: 1.4 mi
- Col. John B. O'Dowd Memorial Plaque: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Edible Schoolyard NYC: 0.8 mi
- Dana Borell Garden: 0.9 mi
- KCC Urban Farm: 1.2 mi
- Santos White Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- West 23rd Street Community Garden: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Manhattan Beach: 0.9 mi
- Kingsborough Beach Park: 1.2 mi
- Gerritsen Beach: 1.6 mi
- Coney Island Beach: 1.7 mi
- Fort Tilden Beach: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Giant Squid: 1.2 mi
- Fisherman: 1.3 mi
- First Symphony of the Sea: 1.4 mi
- K. 159: 1.5 mi
- Tagging Robot: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Sharks: 1.4 mi
- Sea Cliffs: 1.4 mi
- Conservation Hall: 1.5 mi
- Glover's Reef: 1.5 mi
- Coney Island Cyclone: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 2.7 mi
- Piping Plover Protected area: 2.9 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 3.2 mi
- Rookery: 4.7 mi
- Swinburne Island: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Ryan Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
- Living Torah Museum: 3.6 mi
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Project - Hangar B: 3.8 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 4.3 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 50
- Lookout Hill: 4.9 mi
- Breeze Hill: 5.0 mi
- Battle Hill: 5.2 mi
- Willink Hill: 5.2 mi
- Quaker Hill: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 7.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 11.7 mi
- Palisades: 13.1 mi
- Palisades: 15.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Palisades: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 9.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- North Tower: 13.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 5.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.4 mi
- The Loch: 14.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 16.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.1 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 | 16:33 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 2 mi away.
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