- Elevation
- 35 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway8.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7042, -73.8535
Forest Park is a park in New York, at a recorded 35 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolphin, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.3 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | N 351° | 208 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 290° | 179 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 282° | 175 m | 23.3 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 242° | 125 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 71° | 122 m | 23.7 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 60° | 106 m | 13.0 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 71° | 106 m | 23.4 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 275° | 92 m | 23.9 mi |
- 8.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 24.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dolphin: 0.2 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 1.2 mi
- Egret: 1.6 mi
- “The Ramp”: 1.7 mi
- Once Upon a Time/ Paper Jungle: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Forest Park Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Domestic Animals: 2.7 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 2.7 mi
- Education Center: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Thomas X. Winberry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 0.7 mi
- Project Eden: 0.9 mi
- The Compost Collective: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Richmond Hill War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Betty Smith 1943: 0.8 mi
- Woodhaven Library: 0.8 mi
- Mast of Yacht Columbia: 1.0 mi
- Memorial to the Veterans of World War I of Forest Hills: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Nat Schneider Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Pebblestone Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Equity Park: 0.9 mi
- Jacob Riis Triangle: 1.0 mi
- Olivia Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 2.0 mi
- King Manor Museum: 2.6 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.9 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.9 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 3.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.9 mi
- Rookery: 5.9 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 6.6 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 5.5 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.2 mi
- Parsons Beach: 7.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.2 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 52
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.5 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 6.6 mi
- Breeze Hill: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 5.9 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area D: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 9.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Palisades: 10.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.8 mi
- The Loch: 8.4 mi
- The Falls: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 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/Forest Park · 0 mi
- Queens · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 3 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 4 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 5 mi
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