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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus from directly overhead

Christopher Columbus is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Material
marble
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.76807, -73.98190
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
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
Peaks
Beaches
Picnic sites: 41
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
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 321°268 m18.0 mi
Waughaw MountainWNW 303°263 m23.1 mi
Beech MountainNW 320°260 m19.1 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 320°230 m17.7 mi
Campgaw MountainNNW 330°224 m22.9 mi
Mount NeboN 8°208 m19.6 mi
Poacher PeakNW 319°185 m19.5 mi
Moon HillNW 319°180 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10183983858

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