- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7137, -73.8287
Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens is a garden in New York, at a modelled 24 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Grove Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.9 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 348° | 208 m | 23.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 288° | 179 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 280° | 175 m | 24.4 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 9° | 156 m | 24.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 0° | 140 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 358° | 140 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 357° | 127 m | 24.8 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 16.9 mi |
- 7.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Maple Grove Park: 0.3 mi
- Manton Playground: 0.4 mi
- courtyard: 0.4 mi
- Ehrenreich-Austin Playground: 0.4 mi
- Eight Oaks Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Egret: 0.5 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 0.9 mi
- Absent Monuments: 1.6 mi
- More Balls for Klapper Hall: 1.6 mi
- “The Ramp”: 1.7 mi
- Memorial to the Veterans of World War I of Forest Hills: 0.8 mi
- Mast of Yacht Columbia: 0.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Branch: 0.9 mi
- Haym Salomon: 0.9 mi
- Captain Gerald McDonald: 1.1 mi
- George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 1.5 mi
- Urban Agriculture: 1.5 mi
- Project Eden: 1.5 mi
- The Compost Collective: 1.6 mi
- King Manor Museum: 1.5 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 1.7 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.4 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 2.6 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 3.3 mi
- Welcome Center: 1.6 mi
- Forest Park Carousel: 1.7 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 2.2 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 2.3 mi
- Domestic Animals: 2.3 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 4.4 mi
- Virginia Point: 6.3 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.5 mi
- Rookery: 6.9 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 7.0 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.6 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 6.6 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 9.0 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.8 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.1 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.5 mi
- Willink Hill: 7.9 mi
- Janes Hill: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.6 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.8 mi
- Street Seats: 6.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Palisades: 10.7 mi
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 13.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.3 mi
- The Loch: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 12.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| 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).
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.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel404 obs
- Rock Pigeon351 obs
- garlic mustard299 obs
- Asian bittersweet298 obs
- American Robin297 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly259 obs
- common mugwort251 obs
- multiflora rose209 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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