- Elevation
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 23.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6706, -73.8462
Rocket Park is a park in New York, at a recorded 5 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vito Locascio Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocket Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 295° | 179 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 287° | 175 m | 24.2 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 251° | 125 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 65° | 122 m | 24.2 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 51° | 106 m | 14.0 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 65° | 106 m | 23.9 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 281° | 92 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bronx High Point | N 349° | 85 m | 16.0 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Vito Locascio Field: 0.1 mi
- Dumont Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Gemini Fields: 0.4 mi
- Centreville Playground: 0.4 mi
- Harold Schneiderman Playground: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Euclid Pine Block Association: 1.2 mi
- Euclid Garden: 1.4 mi
- Crystal/Wells Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Manley's Place: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Rookery: 3.8 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 4.2 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.4 mi
- Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 1.3 mi
- King Manor Museum: 3.2 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 3.2 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 4.2 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Woodhaven Library: 1.8 mi
- Betty Smith 1943: 1.9 mi
- Morris Park World War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Richmond Hill War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Richmond Hill Branch: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Forest Park Carousel: 2.1 mi
- JFK: 3.3 mi
- Wyckoff House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Welcome Center: 4.7 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 5.0 mi
Artworks
- Dolphin: 2.2 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 2.2 mi
- William "Dollar" Beamon: 2.2 mi
- Egret: 2.9 mi
- Mastodon: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 3.6 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 6.5 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 6.9 mi
- Gerritsen Beach: 7.1 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 1: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 50
- Maspeth Plateau: 5.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.7 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.2 mi
- Breeze Hill: 6.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area G: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.5 mi
- Palisades: 12.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Palisades: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
- The Loch: 10.4 mi
- The Falls: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 24.0 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 · 2 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 3 mi
- Queens · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 6 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 6 mi
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