- Elevation
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7220, -73.8238
Queens Valley Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 14 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.5 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 14 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Queens Valley Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 347° | 208 m | 23.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 286° | 179 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 278° | 175 m | 24.6 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 8° | 156 m | 24.1 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 359° | 140 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 24.2 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 356° | 127 m | 24.3 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 241° | 125 m | 17.4 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Freedom Square: 0.2 mi
- Haym Salomon Square: 0.3 mi
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground: 0.3 mi
- Abe Wolfson Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Vleigh Playground: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
- Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens: 0.6 mi
- Urban Agriculture: 0.9 mi
- George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Garden of Meditation: 1.7 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Egret: 0.9 mi
- More Balls for Klapper Hall: 1.0 mi
- Cube: 1.1 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 1.5 mi
- “The Ramp”: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Welcome Center: 1.0 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 1.8 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 1.9 mi
- Unity Garden: 2.0 mi
- Magnolia Walk: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 1.1 mi
- King Manor Museum: 1.7 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.0 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 2.3 mi
- John Bowne House: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.7 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.5 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 6.8 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 5.0 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.7 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 7.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.8 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 57
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.2 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.0 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.7 mi
- Willink Hill: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area G: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.6 mi
- Palisades: 10.9 mi
- Palisades: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.6 mi
- The Loch: 8.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.8 mi
- The Falls: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.6 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, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Queens/Forest Park · 2 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 2 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Queens · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 6 mi
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