- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7681, -73.9819
Christopher Columbus is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher Columbus Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
- Material
- marble
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Christopher Columbus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 321° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 320° | 260 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 320° | 230 m | 17.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 19.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 319° | 180 m | 19.1 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.0 mi
- USS Maine Monument: 0.0 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.3 mi
- Madison Lyden: 0.4 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Columbus Circle: 0.0 mi
- Spyscape: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.3 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.3 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.0 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- MoMA: 0.5 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.6 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- The Duo: 0.1 mi
- Ignatius the Pilgrim: 0.2 mi
- Ram: 0.2 mi
- Circle World 2: 0.2 mi
- Simple Justice: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Coliseum Park: 0.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.4 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.5 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.5 mi
Parks
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Balsley Park: 0.2 mi
- Robert Moses Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Dante Park: 0.3 mi
- St. Peter's Garden: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Bird Island: 5.0 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 2.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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 · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
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