- Elevation, modelled
- 19 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway4.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7629, -73.8248
John Bowne House is a museum in New York, at a modelled 19 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Oaks, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.
house in Queens, New York City
Dates from 1661.
Wikidata Q12053409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1661
- Height
- 8.0 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of John Bowne House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 20.5 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 7° | 180 m | 23.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 279° | 179 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 12° | 170 m | 23.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 9° | 156 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 357° | 147 m | 22.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 360° | 140 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 21.4 mi |
- 4.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 20.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Fox Oaks: 0.0 mi
- Weeping Beech Historical Marker: 0.1 mi
- Flushing Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Second Base 1964-2008: 1.3 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Third Base 1964-2008: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Kingsland Homestead: 0.1 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 0.5 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.6 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 0.8 mi
- Oak Allée: 0.8 mi
- Pinetum: 0.8 mi
- Deciduous Conifer Forest: 0.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 3.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.8 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 7.4 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.4 mi
- PWEA Beach: 7.5 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.4 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 8.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 25.0 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).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 0 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 3 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 4 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Bronx · 6 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
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