- Elevation
- 15 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Nebo208 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7036, -73.8040
Rufus King Park is a park in New York, at a recorded 15 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is King Manor Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.0 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rufus King Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 24.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 288° | 179 m | 24.2 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 69° | 122 m | 21.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 52° | 106 m | 10.8 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 68° | 106 m | 20.9 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 71° | 92 m | 24.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 71° | 90 m | 24.0 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 23.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- King Manor Museum: 0.0 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.4 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 2.5 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.7 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Absent Monuments: 0.1 mi
- Jamaica Center Station Riders: 0.2 mi
- Wingdale: 1.0 mi
- Egret: 1.1 mi
- Madonna: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Paradise Community Garden NY: 0.9 mi
- Discovery Community Garden 2: 0.9 mi
- Discovery Community Garden 1: 0.9 mi
- Back To Eden Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Prospect Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Spanish American War: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.0 mi
- American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary: 1.2 mi
- Morris Park World War Memorial: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Howard Von Dohlen Playground: 0.6 mi
- Briarwood Playground: 0.6 mi
- Captain Tilly Park: 0.7 mi
- Ashmead Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Welcome Center: 2.3 mi
- Forest Park Carousel: 2.8 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 3.4 mi
- Unity Garden: 3.4 mi
- Circle Garden: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 4.3 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Virginia Point: 6.0 mi
- Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland: 6.1 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 6.4 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 5.4 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 6.8 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 8.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 8.3 mi
- Sun and Surf Beach Club: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 53
- Maspeth Plateau: 5.3 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.8 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.5 mi
- Willink Hill: 8.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 36
- Picnic Area D: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area G: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 12.2 mi
- Palisades: 12.3 mi
- Palisades: 12.8 mi
- Palisades: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Binnen Falls: 9.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.2 mi
- The Loch: 10.3 mi
- The Falls: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.8 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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jamaica · 0 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 2 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 5 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 5 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 7 mi
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