- Elevation, modelled
- 22 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway5.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7699, -73.9728
Christopher Columbus is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 22 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Olmsted Flower Bed, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
- Built
- 1892-05-12
- Material
- bronze
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 320° | 268 m | 18.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 18.0 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 329° | 224 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 19.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 317° | 185 m | 19.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 318° | 180 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 14.5 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.0 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.1 mi
- Central Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Dene: 0.2 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- William Shakespeare: 0.0 mi
- Robert Burns: 0.0 mi
- Sir Walter Scott: 0.0 mi
- Indian Hunter: 0.0 mi
- Fitz-Greene Halleck: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Women's Rights Pioneers Monument: 0.1 mi
- Balto: 0.1 mi
- Sled dogs memorial plaque: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Tree World War 1917-1918: 0.2 mi
- 107th Infantry Memorial: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Snow Leopard: 0.1 mi
- Grizzly Bear: 0.1 mi
- Red Panda: 0.1 mi
- Snow Monkey: 0.1 mi
- Seal: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Bird Island: 5.3 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Grolier Club: 0.4 mi
- Asia Society: 0.4 mi
- Society of Illustrators: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.5 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.5 mi
Parks
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Poses Park: 0.5 mi
- Dante Park: 0.5 mi
- Richard Tucker Square: 0.5 mi
- Trum Tower Public Atrium: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 0.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
- Great Hill: 2.0 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 1.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.5 mi
- The Falls: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 22.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.7 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 · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
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