- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7480, -73.8523
Rocket Park 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 New York Hall of Science, a museum 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Rocket Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 310° | 268 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 310° | 230 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 349° | 208 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 274° | 175 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 13° | 156 m | 22.6 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 1° | 147 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 3° | 140 m | 22.1 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- New York Hall of Science: 0.1 mi
- Queens Museum: 0.3 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 1.7 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Owl: 0.2 mi
- Aviary: 0.2 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Elk: 0.2 mi
- Bald Eagle: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Unisphere: 0.4 mi
- Unisphere: 0.4 mi
- Unisphere: 0.4 mi
- Avenue of Aces: 0.4 mi
- Unisphere: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.9 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.2 mi
- Vista Rock: 6.5 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.6 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.8 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 6.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.6 mi
- The Falls: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.2 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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