- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway7.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7553, -74.0005
Big Apple is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 8 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Public Square and Gardens, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Big Apple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 18.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 22.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 325° | 230 m | 17.9 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 333° | 224 m | 23.2 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 325° | 219 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 11° | 208 m | 20.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 323° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
- 7.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 8.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Public Square and Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Key Park: Bob’s Park: 0.1 mi
- The High Line Plinth: 0.2 mi
- Pier 76: 0.4 mi
- Chelsea Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Alice's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.6 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- THE VESSEL: 0.2 mi
- The Light That Shines Through the Universe: 0.2 mi
- Ascension: 0.3 mi
- Adam and Eve: 0.3 mi
- SLA 307: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- S.S. United States Propeller: 0.3 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 0.4 mi
- Chelsea Park Memorial: 0.4 mi
- George B. McClellan Jr.: 0.7 mi
- Chelsea Piers Section Improvement: 0.7 mi
Museums
- National Academy of Design: 0.4 mi
- Gagosian: 0.5 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 0.6 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.6 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Moynihan Train Hall: 0.4 mi
- The Ride: 0.5 mi
- Madison Square Garden: 0.5 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 0.5 mi
- Circle Line: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.3 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.5 mi
- Great Hill: 3.6 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.7 mi
- Bird Island: 4.1 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 1.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 3.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Falls: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Weehawken · 1 mi
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