Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Breakneck Mountain stands 384 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Orangetown Middle School Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
Bronze statue of Columbus holding a rolled up map in his right hand. Originally located in Byrd Park in Richmond VA, removed in 2020 protests. Relocated here in 2024.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Orangetown Middle School Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Orangetown Park: 1.2 mi
- Tackamack Park: 1.5 mi
- Bluefields: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Foley 9/11 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- The Flywheel: A Monument to Piermont's Industrial Past: 3.1 mi
- Veteran's park: 3.8 mi
- Watchfires: 4.0 mi
- Blauvelt State Park: 2.2 mi
- Piermont Marsh Tidal Wetland: 3.5 mi
- Beechwood Park: 4.3 mi
- Sheldon Swamp: 6.3 mi
- Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom: 6.3 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.3 mi
- Andre Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tallman Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Hook Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Tappan Hill: 6.2 mi
- Leaping Sturgeon: 3.0 mi
- The Flux of Being: 3.0 mi
- Approach: 3.1 mi
- Tappan Zee: 3.2 mi
- Saint Anthony Holding Baby Jesus: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 6.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.6 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 8.0 mi
- Lyndhurst Mansion: 5.4 mi
- Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Hopper-Goetschius House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum: 7.0 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 6.0 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 6.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 6.1 mi
- House Of Sports: 7.0 mi
- Garden Remants: 7.5 mi
- Palisades: 6.7 mi
- The Palisades: 7.8 mi
- Raven's Rock: 8.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.5 mi
- Huylers Beach: 9.4 mi
- Canoe Beach: 11.2 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 11.8 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 12.2 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 12.6 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.0 mi
- Kakiat Park: 9.8 mi
- Area B: 9.9 mi
- Area C: 10.0 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.9 mi
- The Falls: 13.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 13.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.2 mi
- Great Falls: 14.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
- Doodletown: 16.9 mi
- Monksville: 17.8 mi
- New City Village: 22.2 mi
- Cuties Island: 24.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Christopher Columbus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck Mountain | NW 326° | 384 m | 12.0 mi |
| Squirrel Swamp Mountain | NW 324° | 378 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ladentown Mountain | NNW 329° | 378 m | 11.8 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | NW 315° | 378 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Hill | NNW 333° | 374 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | NNW 327° | 366 m | 12.5 mi |
| Conklin Mountain | NW 320° | 365 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tuxedo Rock | NW 321° | 358 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4926817686
Day trips start here
- Piermont · 3 mi
- Nanuet · 4 mi
- Nyack · 4 mi
- Park Ridge · 4 mi
- River Vale · 5 mi
- Dobbs Ferry · 6 mi
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