- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 24.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7459, -73.8467
Queens Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled 6 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Unisphere, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.
art museum in New York, New York
Dates from 1972.
Wikidata Q1320229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 15.3 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Queens Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 310° | 268 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 310° | 230 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 349° | 208 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 283° | 179 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 23.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 12° | 156 m | 22.7 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 0° | 147 m | 23.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 3° | 140 m | 22.2 mi |
- 5.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Observation Towers: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 0.1 mi
- Pudu: 0.1 mi
- Coyote: 0.1 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.1 mi
- Bison & Pronghorn: 0.1 mi
Museums
- New York Hall of Science: 0.3 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.0 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.6 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.1 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.5 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.7 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.9 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 6.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.7 mi
- The Falls: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 2 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 2 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 5 mi
- Queens · 5 mi
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