- Elevation, modelled
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7020, -73.8350
Jacob Riis Triangle is a park in New York, at a modelled 18 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Richmond Hill Branch, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.6 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacob Riis Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 349° | 208 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 290° | 179 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 282° | 175 m | 24.2 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 70° | 122 m | 22.8 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 57° | 106 m | 12.2 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 69° | 106 m | 22.5 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 276° | 92 m | 24.9 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 24.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Richmond Hill Branch: 0.2 mi
- Richmond Hill War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Morris Park World War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Mast of Yacht Columbia: 1.1 mi
- Memorial to the Veterans of World War I of Forest Hills: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- The City Don't Sleep: 0.2 mi
- Egret: 0.7 mi
- Dolphin: 1.1 mi
- Absent Monuments: 1.7 mi
- Jamaica Center Station Riders: 1.8 mi
Parks
- courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Metro Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Eight Oaks Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Lieutenant Frank McConnell Park: 0.7 mi
- Olivia Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens: 0.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
- Thomas X. Winberry Garden: 1.4 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 1.4 mi
- George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Forest Park Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Welcome Center: 2.5 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 2.9 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 3.0 mi
- Domestic Animals: 3.0 mi
Museums
- King Manor Museum: 1.6 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 2.5 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.6 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.1 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 3.5 mi
- Rookery: 6.0 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 6.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.9 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 5.7 mi
- Parsons Beach: 6.4 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 7.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.2 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 53
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.0 mi
- Queens High Point: 7.2 mi
- Willink Hill: 7.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area G: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Palisades: 11.3 mi
- Palisades: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Loch: 9.1 mi
- The Falls: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.2 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/Forest Park · 1 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 2 mi
- Queens · 4 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 4 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 6 mi
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