- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 24.6 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway6.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7337, -73.8685
Shotgun Home (America) is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 8 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Elmhurst Sculpture Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 6.2 miles off.
- Material
- welded_steel,_zip_ties,_rope,_spent_shotgun_shells
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Shotgun Home (America). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 314° | 268 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 313° | 230 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 352° | 208 m | 22.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 286° | 179 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 277° | 175 m | 22.1 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 14° | 156 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 3° | 147 m | 24.6 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 305° | 144 m | 23.8 mi |
- 6.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Elmhurst Sculpture Garden: 0.0 mi
- Newtown Playground: 0.2 mi
- Hoffman Park: 0.2 mi
- Lost Batallion Playground: 0.2 mi
- Horsebrook Island: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Waking Blind: 0.0 mi
- African American Marbleization: 0.0 mi
- Interlaced: 0.0 mi
- Once Upon a Time/ Paper Jungle: 0.0 mi
- Queens Mural: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Sparrow's Nest Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Corona Taxpayers Association: 0.7 mi
- The Compost Collective: 1.3 mi
- Project Eden: 1.3 mi
- Rusty Wheelbarrow Farm: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Elmhurst Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Pullis Farm Cemetery Historical Landmark: 0.9 mi
- Observation Towers: 1.4 mi
- Captain Gerald McDonald: 1.4 mi
- Unisphere: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Education Center: 1.2 mi
- Domestic Animals: 1.2 mi
- Domestic Animals: 1.2 mi
- Domestic Animals: 1.2 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 1.2 mi
Museums
- New York Hall of Science: 1.3 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.4 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.7 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 1.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.9 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.8 mi
- Vista Rock: 6.1 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.3 mi
- Parsons Beach: 6.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 7.3 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.6 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Virginia Point: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 8.2 mi
- Palisades: 8.4 mi
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 11.6 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 6.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.3 mi
- The Falls: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.8 mi
| 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 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
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