- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7440, -73.8496
Gates of Life is a attraction in New York, at a modelled 8 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Domestic Animals, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.6 miles off.
- Built
- 1968
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Gates of Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 311° | 268 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 310° | 230 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 349° | 208 m | 21.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 283° | 179 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 23.0 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 12° | 156 m | 22.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 1° | 147 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 3° | 140 m | 22.4 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Domestic Animals: 0.0 mi
- American Alligator: 0.0 mi
- Andean Bear: 0.0 mi
- Waterfowl Marsh: 0.0 mi
- Domestic Animals: 0.0 mi
Museums
- Queens Museum: 0.2 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 0.3 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 1.8 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Observation Towers: 0.2 mi
- Unisphere: 0.3 mi
- Unisphere: 0.3 mi
- Unisphere: 0.3 mi
- Unisphere: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 6.7 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.8 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 6.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.6 mi
- The Falls: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 2 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 2 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 5 mi
- Queens · 5 mi
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