- Elevation, modelled
- 22 m
- Tallest summit within 24.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7420, -73.9074
The Geographic Center of NYC is a attraction in New York, at a modelled 22 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 woodside firefighters memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of The Geographic Center of NYC. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 316° | 268 m | 21.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 316° | 260 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 315° | 230 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 357° | 208 m | 21.2 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 315° | 185 m | 23.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 315° | 180 m | 23.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 286° | 179 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 276° | 175 m | 20.0 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 8.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 9/11 woodside firefighters memorial: 0.3 mi
- Doughboy, WWI vets: 0.3 mi
- Site of the Sunnyside Garden Arena: 0.7 mi
- Gelasio Reyes: 1.0 mi
- Elmhurst Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 0.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.2 mi
- Vista Rock: 4.1 mi
- Summit Rock: 4.3 mi
- Great Hill: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.3 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.3 mi
- MoMA PS1: 2.1 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- The Noguchi Museum: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Historical landmark from 1877: 2.1 mi
- MV Schamonchi: 2.5 mi
- Blackwell House: 2.6 mi
- Pepsi-Cola Sign: 2.7 mi
- Roosevelt Island Sign: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 5.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 4.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.5 mi
- The Falls: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 23.5 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 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 1 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 3 mi
- Queens · 3 mi
- Manhattan · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 4 mi
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