- Elevation
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 20.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7583, -73.8248
Bowne Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 18 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.
- Elevation
- 18 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Bowne Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 20.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 280° | 179 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 11° | 170 m | 24.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 9° | 156 m | 21.6 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 357° | 147 m | 22.9 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 360° | 140 m | 21.4 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 21.7 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 356° | 127 m | 21.8 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 20.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Maple Playground: 0.2 mi
- Bland Playground: 0.3 mi
- Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech: 0.4 mi
- Daniel Carter Beard Mall: 0.4 mi
- Flushing Greens: 0.5 mi
Museums
- John Bowne House: 0.3 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 0.4 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 0.6 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Fox Oaks: 0.3 mi
- Weeping Beech Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
- Flushing Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Avenue of Aces: 1.2 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Second Base 1964-2008: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 0.5 mi
- Pinetum: 0.5 mi
- Oak Allée: 0.5 mi
- Floral Border: 0.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Wedding Garden: 0.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Queens Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
- Evergreen Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Althea Gibson Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Perpetual Nature: 0.8 mi
- Seal: 1.1 mi
- George Washington as Master Mason: 1.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Tom Seaver: 1.1 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 3.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.8 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.6 mi
- PWEA Beach: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Virginia Point: 4.4 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 6.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 7.4 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.5 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.5 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Morris: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area D: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area F: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.3 mi
- Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Palisades: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 7.5 mi
- The Falls: 9.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.4 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.4 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).
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.
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- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 1 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 3 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 4 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Bronx · 6 mi
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