Artwork · New York
3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece
3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is J. Hood Wright Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.84717, -73.94204
- 1.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 3.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- J. Hood Wright Park: 0.1 mi
- Plaza de las Americas: 0.2 mi
- Plaza Lafayette: 0.3 mi
- Audubon Playground: 0.4 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- West 173rd Street: 0.1 mi
- Broadway: 0.2 mi
- West 174th Street: 0.2 mi
- West 174th Street: 0.2 mi
- Broadway: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Manhattan High Point: 0.4 mi
- Long Hill: 1.3 mi
- Inwood Hill: 2.0 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 2.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- The Garden: 0.5 mi
- Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mosaic Garden: 1.0 mi
- Roberto Clemente Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Harris Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.2 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Sidewalk Flowers: 0.9 mi
- Columnade: 1.1 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 1.2 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 1.2 mi
- Our Gates: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Hazard Beach: 1.0 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 2.2 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.4 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 2.7 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- The Palisades: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 1.2 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 1.6 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.7 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 2.1 mi
- East 165th Street steps: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.9 mi
- Street Seats: 6.7 mi
- The Backyard: 7.0 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 3.7 mi
- The Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 12.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 12.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 23.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 303° | 268 m | 15.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 303° | 260 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 301° | 230 m | 15.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 317° | 224 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 4° | 214 m | 18.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 21° | 211 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 3° | 208 m | 14.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 302° | 185 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2270245977
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