- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Jayne's Hill122 m · 14.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway18.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6571, -73.6020
Brooklyn Waterworks is a historic site in New York, at a modelled 5 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldwin Historical Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 18 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
industrial in Freeport, Long Island
Dates from 1891.
Wikidata Q4974922, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooklyn Waterworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NE 40° | 122 m | 14.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NNW 349° | 106 m | 10.0 mi |
| West Hills | NE 39° | 106 m | 14.1 mi |
| Dix Hills | NE 49° | 92 m | 17.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | NE 48° | 90 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NE 38° | 85 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 317° | 85 m | 23.0 mi |
| Manhattan High Point | NW 308° | 81 m | 22.2 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Baldwin Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Philips House: 2.4 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 2.8 mi
- Grist Mill Museum: 3.3 mi
- African American Museum: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Bethel Chapel plaque: 0.6 mi
- Cannon: 1.0 mi
- Colonel James Dean Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- Woodcleft Inn: 1.5 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Nautical Mile: 1.9 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 4.7 mi
- Jamaica: 5.1 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 5.1 mi
- JFK: 9.7 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Isle Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lido Beach: 4.9 mi
- Long Beach: 6.1 mi
- Jones Beach: 6.8 mi
- Alhambra Beach: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 39
- Queens High Point: 9.3 mi
- Harbor Hill: 10.0 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 12.3 mi
- West Hills: 14.1 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Binnen Falls: 19.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 19.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 19.4 mi
- The Falls: 20.3 mi
- The Loch: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Island Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Rockville Centre · 2 mi
- Hempstead · 3 mi
- Merrick · 3 mi
- Garden City · 5 mi
- Mineola · 6 mi
- Nassau County · 6 mi
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