- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7619, -73.8842
Gorman Playground Plaque is a historic site in New York, at a modelled 9 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.
park in Queens County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q49494764, matched on coordinates and name (192 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Gorman Playground Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 311° | 268 m | 21.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 311° | 260 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 311° | 230 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 354° | 208 m | 20.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 310° | 180 m | 23.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 281° | 179 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 272° | 175 m | 21.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 17° | 156 m | 22.1 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 21.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Doughboy, WWI vets: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 woodside firefighters memorial: 1.7 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Home Plate 1964-2008: 1.9 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Third Base 1964-2008: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.3 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 2.0 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 2.1 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 2.1 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- The Geographic Center of NYC: 1.8 mi
- Rocket Park: 1.9 mi
- Owl: 2.1 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 2.1 mi
- Aviary: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.0 mi
- Janes Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Morris: 4.3 mi
- Great Hill: 4.6 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.8 mi
- Parsons Beach: 6.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 4.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.3 mi
- The Falls: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.4 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 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 1 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 3 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 4 mi
- Queens · 4 mi
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