- Elevation, modelled
- 34 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7073, -73.9034
Korean Square is a garden in New York, at a modelled 34 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.2 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Korean Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 357° | 208 m | 23.6 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 292° | 179 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 283° | 175 m | 20.7 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 311° | 144 m | 23.5 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 288° | 134 m | 23.2 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 25.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Korean Square: 0.0 mi
- Frank C. Prokop Square War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ridgewood War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- General Slocum Disaster Memorial: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Rosemary's Playground: 0.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Playground: 0.5 mi
- Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Joseph F. Mafera Park: 0.6 mi
- Evergreen Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Ridgewood Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Ridgewood Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Arboleda de Ninos/Children's Grove: 0.8 mi
- Know Waste Lands Community Garden: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- The Bone Museum: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Food and Drink: 2.5 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 2.6 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- MV Schamonchi: 1.5 mi
- The Geographic Center of NYC: 2.4 mi
- Forest Park Carousel: 2.5 mi
- Historical landmark from 1877: 3.6 mi
- Education Center: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Shai Asia Semple: 2.2 mi
- The Monitor and the Merrimac: 2.4 mi
- Robert Fulton: 2.4 mi
- 9/11: 2.5 mi
- Dolphin: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.4 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 4.6 mi
- Bird Island: 5.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- Rookery: 6.2 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 4.6 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 5.1 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 5.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 55
- Maspeth Plateau: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.9 mi
- Willink Hill: 4.5 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 4.5 mi
- Breeze Hill: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Street Seats: 3.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.7 mi
- Palisades: 8.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Palisades: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Ambergill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.8 mi
- The Loch: 6.7 mi
- The Falls: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 22.2 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 5 mi away.
- tree-of-heaven336 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly293 obs
- common mugwort275 obs
- House Sparrow199 obs
- Rock Pigeon195 obs
- princess tree193 obs
- prickly lettuce155 obs
- Mourning Dove152 obs
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