- Elevation, modelled
- 27 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- Sugar Loaf229 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway20.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6012, -74.1491
Big Stride is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 27 m. Sugar Loaf stands 229 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6), a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Big Stride. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 301° | 229 m | 23.5 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NW 304° | 217 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 301° | 215 m | 22.6 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 297° | 204 m | 23.4 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 307° | 180 m | 22.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 341° | 179 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 329° | 175 m | 13.9 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 271° | 168 m | 21.0 mi |
- 20.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 21.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 0.1 mi
- Historic Stone Chimney: 0.4 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 2.0 mi
- Carriage Manufactory: 2.0 mi
- First County Jail: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Willowbrook Milestone 01: 0.2 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 02: 0.3 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 0.3 mi
- Compost-Twin: 0.3 mi
- Willowbrook Milestone 12: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Willowbrook Park: 0.4 mi
- Gaeta Park: 0.6 mi
- William T Davis Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
- New Springville Park: 1.2 mi
- Father Macris Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Westwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ingram Woods: 0.9 mi
- Decker Farm: 1.3 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 1.6 mi
- Zuckermann Natural Resource Area: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 0.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 0.7 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 1.3 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 1.5 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.1 mi
Museums
- The Peter Houseman House: 1.2 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 1.8 mi
- Transportation Museum: 2.1 mi
- Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 1.7 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 1.9 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 2.2 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 1.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.5 mi
- Park Hill: 3.8 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.9 mi
Beaches
- New Dorp Beach: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 3.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 4.0 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 4.0 mi
- South Beach: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Linden Airport mini-park: 5.1 mi
- Freedom Field: 8.1 mi
- The Park: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 11.3 mi
- Hawk Hill: 12.6 mi
- Palisades: 13.4 mi
- Palisades: 16.6 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 10.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.3 mi
- North Tower: 16.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 6.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 6.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 7.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 13.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 13.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 1 mi
- Bayonne · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- Linden · 5 mi
- Rahway · 7 mi
- Union County · 8 mi
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