- Elevation, modelled
- 27 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kinneys Hill180 m · 24.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway17.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6148, -74.0771
Fox Hills rises to 27 m in New York, modelled from terrain. Kinneys Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 300° | 180 m | 24.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 327° | 179 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 315° | 175 m | 15.6 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 268° | 168 m | 24.8 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 339° | 144 m | 23.5 mi |
| Horse Hill | NW 306° | 144 m | 24.6 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 316° | 134 m | 18.8 mi |
| Towackhow Mountain | NW 325° | 131 m | 24.3 mi |
- 17.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 18.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 0.2 mi
- Alice Austen House: 0.7 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Mont Sec House: 1.1 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Rosebank Honor Rolll: 0.2 mi
- Glacis Gun Battery: 1.2 mi
- Battery Catlin: 1.2 mi
- Cannon: 1.3 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 0.8 mi
- South Beach: 2.0 mi
- Midland Beach: 2.9 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.9 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 2.2 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.3 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.5 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 55
- Park Hill: 0.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 0.6 mi
- Emerson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Todt Hill: 2.2 mi
- Battle Hill: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Loch: 13.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 11.3 mi
- North Tower: 15.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.4 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 11.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.9 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 4 mi
- Staten Island · 5 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 7 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 7 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 8 mi
- Downstate New York · 8 mi
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