- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7474, -73.8421
Rocket Thrower is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Column of Jerash, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Rocket Thrower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 310° | 268 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 309° | 230 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 348° | 208 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 23.4 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 11° | 156 m | 22.5 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 360° | 147 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 2° | 140 m | 22.1 mi |
- 5.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 21.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Column of Jerash: 0.1 mi
- George Washington as Master Mason: 0.1 mi
- Unisphere: 0.2 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 0.2 mi
- Soul in Flight: Arthur Ashe Memorial: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Unisphere: 0.2 mi
- Unisphere: 0.2 mi
- Unisphere: 0.2 mi
- Avenue of Aces: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- America-Israel Friendship Grove: 0.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Garden of Meditation: 0.3 mi
- Althea Gibson Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Queens Botanical Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Queens Museum: 0.3 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 0.5 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.1 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.4 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 0.3 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 0.4 mi
- Pudu: 0.4 mi
- Coyote: 0.4 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Corona Golf Playground: 0.7 mi
- Flushing Creek Waterfront Park: 0.7 mi
- William F Moore Park: 0.7 mi
- Greenstreets: 0.8 mi
- Turtle Playground: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.4 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.7 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.6 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.4 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.3 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 8.5 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area D: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 8.9 mi
- Palisades: 9.5 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Palisades: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 7.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.0 mi
- The Falls: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 1 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 2 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Queens · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 6 mi
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