- Elevation
- 17 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gillespie Hill217 m · 25.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway21.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5646, -74.1310
Captain Roald Amundsen Plaza is a park in New York, at a recorded 17 m. Gillespie Hill stands 217 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Transportation Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain Roald Amundsen Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie Hill | NW 308° | 217 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Kemble | NW 304° | 215 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 310° | 180 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 341° | 179 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 330° | 175 m | 16.6 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 277° | 168 m | 22.1 mi |
| Kemble Mountain | NW 309° | 166 m | 24.6 mi |
| Horse Hill | NW 316° | 144 m | 24.7 mi |
- 21.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Transportation Museum: 0.9 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 0.9 mi
- Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 3.6 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Carriage Manufactory: 0.9 mi
- Barn Foundation: 0.9 mi
- First County Jail: 1.0 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 1.0 mi
- World War I: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Greencroft Playground: 0.9 mi
- Rose and Crown Monument: 1.0 mi
- Seidenburg Park: 1.0 mi
- King Fisher Park: 1.1 mi
- Gerard P. Dugan Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Egbertville Ravine: 1.0 mi
- Decker Farm: 1.7 mi
- Sweet Brook Bluebelt: 2.0 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 2.2 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Buck’s Hollow: 1.3 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 1.4 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 2.1 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.3 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 1.3 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 3.4 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Beaches
- Oakwood Beach: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 1.6 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 1.8 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.5 mi
- Annadale Beach: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Horseshoe Crab: 1.7 mi
- Vivid Chroma Locomotion: 2.0 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 2.4 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 12: 2.4 mi
- Compost-Twin: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 56
- Todt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Emerson Hill: 3.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.4 mi
- Fox Hills: 4.5 mi
- Park Hill: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 11.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
- Hawk Hill: 15.2 mi
- Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Palisades: 18.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Fallkill Falls: 10.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.3 mi
- Hobble Falls: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
- North Tower: 13.9 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 7.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 7.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 7.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 8 mi away.
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