Loop 1 · 4 h window · 42 mi
3 h 29 loop · 3 stops · back by 3:29 PM. Incorporates Palisades Scenic Byway.
- Liberation Monument · 30 min
- Statue of Liberty Museum · 60 min
- Mother Teresa Statue · 30 min
Destinations · New York
Staten Island
NY · 40.5795, -74.1502
Palisades Scenic Byway, Bronx River Parkway and Millstone Valley Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Staten Island, New York.
Understand
Staten Island is a borough of about 500,000 people. While that's not even half of the population of any of the other boroughs, it's still respectable for a U.S. city, comparable to Omaha or Tucson. Staten Island is in New York Harbor, and is the southernmost point in New York State.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Staten Island
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Staten Island. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Palisades Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway · 21 mi out
- 02
Millstone Valley Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway · 23 mi out
- 03
Bronx River Parkway
State scenic byway · 22 mi out
Day-trip loops
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 180 mi
7 h 37 loop · 8 stops · back by 7:36 PM. Incorporates Western Highlands Scenic Byway.
- Molly Pitcher Service Area · 30 min
- Parkway Playground · 45 min
- Courage and Compassion · 30 min
- Frying Pan Trees · 10 min
- Sterling Hill · 15 min
- Ghost Bridge · 30 min
- Fairy Tale Forest · 10 min
- Willowbrook Mini Golf · 10 min
Touches Western Highlands Scenic Byway, Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, Palisades Scenic Byway
How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Staten Island?
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Staten Island: 4 h, 42 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 180 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
What is there to stop at on a day trip from Staten Island?
The 8 h loop stops at Molly Pitcher Service Area, Parkway Playground, Courage and Compassion, Frying Pan Trees, Sterling Hill, Ghost Bridge, Fairy Tale Forest and Willowbrook Mini Golf. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Palisades Scenic Byway · 21 mi · national
- Bronx River Parkway · 22 mi
- Millstone Valley Scenic Byway · 23 mi · national
Named places
- Decker Farm · 0 mi
- La Tourette Park · 0 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse · 1 mi
- First County Jail · 1 mi
- Barn Foundation · 1 mi
- Carriage Manufactory · 1 mi
- Historical Museum · 1 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins · 1 mi
A day out of Staten Island, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Bayonne · 6 mi
- Elizabeth · 6 mi
- Linden · 6 mi
- Rahway · 7 mi
- Woodbridge · 7 mi
- Perth Amboy · 8 mi