- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 24.3 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway5.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7484, -73.8242
Kissena Meditation Garden is a park in New York, at a modelled 5 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rachel Carson Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Kissena Meditation Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 346° | 208 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 281° | 179 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 274° | 175 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 9° | 156 m | 22.3 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 357° | 147 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 359° | 140 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 22.4 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 356° | 127 m | 22.5 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 21.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rachel Carson Playground: 0.1 mi
- Kissena Corridor Park: 0.3 mi
- Turtle Playground: 0.5 mi
- Maple Playground: 0.5 mi
- Lawrence Triangle: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Evergreen Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.3 mi
- Queens Botanical Garden: 0.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Garden of Meditation: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 0.2 mi
- Circle Garden: 0.2 mi
- Unity Garden: 0.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Korean War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Cube: 0.9 mi
- Seal: 0.9 mi
- More Balls for Klapper Hall: 0.9 mi
- Rocket Thrower: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 0.9 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.0 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 1.1 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Kissena Park World War I Monument: 1.0 mi
- Fox Oaks: 1.0 mi
- Weeping Beech Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- Unisphere: 1.1 mi
- Unisphere: 1.1 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 4.0 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.0 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.0 mi
- PWEA Beach: 8.0 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.3 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.5 mi
- Janes Hill: 6.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Virginia Point: 4.7 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.8 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area D: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area F: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Palisades: 9.7 mi
- Palisades: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.5 mi
- Palisades: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 7.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.6 mi
- The Falls: 9.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
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