- Elevation, modelled
- 31 m
- Tallest summit within 24.9 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway6.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7352, -73.8160
Welcome Center is a attraction in New York, at a modelled 31 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Godwin-Ternbach Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.
- Operated by
- Queens College
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 22.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 283° | 179 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 276° | 175 m | 24.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 8° | 156 m | 23.1 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 357° | 147 m | 24.5 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 358° | 140 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 356° | 140 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 355° | 127 m | 23.4 mi |
- 6.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 0.1 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.8 mi
- John Bowne House: 2.0 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 2.0 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Haym Salomon: 0.7 mi
- Kissena Park World War I Monument: 1.0 mi
- American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary: 1.1 mi
- Eric Maleh: 1.5 mi
- Observation Towers: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 1.2 mi
- Unity Garden: 1.2 mi
- Circle Garden: 1.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 4.1 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.7 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.2 mi
- PWEA Beach: 8.3 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.3 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 8.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.6 mi
- The Falls: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 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/Jamaica · 2 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 7 mi
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