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Arc

Arc from directly overhead

Arc is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Bear Mountain stands 394 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Green Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 17 miles off.

A kinetic sculpture made from welded aluminum and steel. Its eponymous arc moves freely, and orients itself with the wind.

The record

What the record says

Built
2014
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.28354, -73.93375

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverfront Green Park: 0.2 mi
  • Peekskill Landing: 0.4 mi
  • Charles Point Park: 0.4 mi
  • Annsville Preserve Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lepore Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • West Redoubt: 0.8 mi
  • East Redoubt: 0.9 mi
  • Fish House Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Silo: 3.9 mi
  • Race Track Reservoir: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Fort Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Academy Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Manitou Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Spitzenberg Mountain: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Boscobel Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 58
  • Hell Hole: 4.2 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 8.6 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 8.7 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 10.5 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 1.7 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 2.2 mi
  • Van Cortlandt Manor: 7.0 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 10.4 mi
  • Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 13
Picnic sites: 10
  • Kakiat Park: 13.4 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
  • Pell Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Princess circle picnic site: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Farms Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Arc. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainWNW 298°394 m4.3 mi
West MountainW 271°382 m4.0 mi
Cranberry HillWNW 285°374 m6.6 mi
Bare Rock MountainNNW 335°373 m6.4 mi
Cranberry MountainNW 316°366 m6.4 mi
Black MountainW 271°355 m5.5 mi
Long MountainWNW 299°355 m6.5 mi
Bald MountainW 271°341 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727264534233
Precip in3.63.04.43.94.34.54.74.34.64.63.74.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shrub OAK, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12712313761

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