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Eric Maleh

Eric Maleh from directly overhead

Eric Maleh is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Judge Hockert Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.1 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
plastic
Inscription
1992 - 2018 FDNY

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72430, -73.79072

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
  • Parsons Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.0 mi
  • PWEA Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Hallet’s Cove: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Chris Postiglione Triangle: 1.0 mi
  • Cunningham Park Entrance: 1.0 mi
  • Tree of Life Organic Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Urban Agriculture: 1.7 mi
  • George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Welcome Center: 1.5 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Circle Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Unity Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Queens High Point: 4.4 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 5.7 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Janes Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 9.5 mi
Artworks
  • Madonna: 0.7 mi
  • St. Paul of the Cross: 0.8 mi
  • Wingdale: 0.9 mi
  • Wood Pile: 1.5 mi
  • Jamaica Center Station Riders: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Area D: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Loch: 10.1 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eric Maleh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW208 m23.5 mi
Stony HillWNW179 m24.5 mi
Kennelwood HillN156 m23.8 mi
Beaver HillN140 m23.8 mi
Hackley HillN140 m24.2 mi
Tappan HillN127 m24.3 mi
Todt HillWSW125 m19.0 mi
Jayne's HillENE122 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4816:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12586142178

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