- Elevation
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 22.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway4.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7541, -73.8892
Travers Park is a park in New York, at a recorded 18 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rory Staunton Field, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.
- Elevation
- 18 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Travers Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 22.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 312° | 260 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 312° | 230 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 355° | 208 m | 20.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 311° | 180 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 274° | 175 m | 20.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 18° | 156 m | 22.7 mi |
- 4.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rory Staunton Field: 0.0 mi
- Colonial/Montclair Greenspace: 0.3 mi
- Diversity Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Pigeon Paradise: 0.5 mi
- Manuel De Dios Unanue Triangle: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Farm on hill by BQE: 0.4 mi
- Farm on other side of BQE: 0.5 mi
- New Roots Community Garden Queens: 0.8 mi
- Rusty Wheelbarrow Farm: 0.8 mi
- New Roots Community Garden Queens: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Gorman Playground Plaque: 0.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Doughboy, WWI vets: 1.2 mi
- 9/11 woodside firefighters memorial: 1.2 mi
- Elmhurst Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- 3 Squirrels: 0.6 mi
- The Healer’s Touch: 0.6 mi
- Mahbuhay: 0.7 mi
- Little Thailand: 0.7 mi
- Queens Mural: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- The Geographic Center of NYC: 1.3 mi
- Rocket Park: 2.0 mi
- Owl: 2.1 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 2.1 mi
- Bald Eagle: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.8 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 2.0 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 1.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Janes Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Morris: 4.5 mi
- Vista Rock: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 7.0 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.1 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Bird Island: 7.0 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.0 mi
- Palisades: 8.1 mi
- Palisades: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 4.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Falls: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 0 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 3 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 4 mi
- Queens · 4 mi
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