Historic site · New York
Observation Towers
Observation Towers is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Westinghouse Time Capsules, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 64.3 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74391, -73.84498
- 5.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Queens Museum: 0.2 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 0.4 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 1.6 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Greenstreets: 0.5 mi
- William F Moore Park: 0.5 mi
- Corona Golf Playground: 0.6 mi
- Barrier Park: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Simeone Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.2 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.6 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.2 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.1 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.1 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 8.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 59
- Unisphere: 0.2 mi
- Column of Jerash: 0.2 mi
- Free Form: 0.3 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 0.3 mi
- Rocket Thrower: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Garden of Meditation: 0.2 mi
- America-Israel Friendship Grove: 0.3 mi
- Arthur Ashe Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Althea Gibson Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sparrow's Nest Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 56
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 0.1 mi
- Pudu: 0.2 mi
- Chacoan Peccary: 0.2 mi
- Thick-billed Parrot: 0.2 mi
- Andean Bear: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Avenue of Aces: 0.5 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium First Base 1964-2008: 0.8 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Home Plate 1964-2008: 0.8 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Pitcher's Plate 1964-2008: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Street Seats: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area D: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Palisades: 8.9 mi
- The Palisades: 14.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 20.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- The Loch: 7.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.7 mi
- Great Falls: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Observation Towers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 310° | 268 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 310° | 230 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 349° | 208 m | 21.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 283° | 179 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 23.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 11° | 156 m | 22.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 0° | 147 m | 23.9 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | WNW 302° | 144 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/284856408
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 2 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 2 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Queens · 5 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 5 mi
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