- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7004, -73.8567
Forest Park Carousel is a attraction in New York, at a modelled 45 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Betty Smith 1943, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.6 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
carousel in Queens, New York City
Dates from 1903.
Wikidata Q5469051, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
- Height
- 12.1 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Park Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | N 351° | 208 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 291° | 179 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 283° | 175 m | 23.1 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 15.2 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 70° | 122 m | 23.9 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 59° | 106 m | 13.3 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 70° | 106 m | 23.6 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 276° | 92 m | 23.8 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 25.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Betty Smith 1943: 0.5 mi
- Woodhaven Library: 0.5 mi
- Richmond Hill War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Edward R Miller Square: 1.1 mi
- Richmond Hill Branch: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 1.7 mi
- King Manor Museum: 2.8 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.2 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 3.2 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Domestic Animals: 3.0 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 3.0 mi
- Education Center: 3.0 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 3.0 mi
- Domestic Animals: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.0 mi
- Parsons Beach: 7.3 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 7.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 52
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 6.4 mi
- Breeze Hill: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
- The Loch: 8.5 mi
- The Falls: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 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/Forest Park · 1 mi
- Queens · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 5 mi
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