- Elevation, modelled
- 50 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6867, -73.8891
Highland Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 50 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawn of Glory, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.5 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highland Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 295° | 179 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 286° | 175 m | 21.7 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 313° | 144 m | 25.0 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 291° | 134 m | 24.4 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 13.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 59° | 106 m | 15.2 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 279° | 92 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bronx High Point | N 357° | 85 m | 14.6 mi |
- 9.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Dawn of Glory: 0.3 mi
- Frank C. Prokop Square War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Ridgewood War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Edward R Miller Square: 1.5 mi
- Betty Smith 1943: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Highland Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Public School 4k Paradise Garden: 0.9 mi
- Crystal/Wells Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Manley's Place: 1.0 mi
- Hull Street Garden: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Sam Leggio Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Geroge Walker Junior Playground: 0.6 mi
- The Chestnut Street Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sperdadeo Brothers Playground: 0.7 mi
- City Line Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 1.2 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- The Bone Museum: 2.9 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Forest Park Carousel: 1.9 mi
- MV Schamonchi: 2.8 mi
- Wyckoff House Museum: 3.4 mi
- The Geographic Center of NYC: 3.9 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Dolphin: 2.0 mi
- Robert Fulton: 2.3 mi
- Shai Asia Semple: 2.5 mi
- Tiger: 3.0 mi
- Mathematical Star: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 3.0 mi
- Rookery: 4.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.8 mi
- Bird Island: 5.8 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 5.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.2 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 51
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Willink Hill: 4.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 4.4 mi
- Breeze Hill: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 5.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.9 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 4.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 4.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.6 mi
- The Loch: 8.3 mi
- The Falls: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Queens · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 3 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 5 mi
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