- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway5.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7710, -73.9838
Circle World 2 is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 24 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- granite
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Circle World 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 321° | 268 m | 17.8 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 302° | 263 m | 22.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 320° | 260 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 320° | 230 m | 17.5 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 19.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 19.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 319° | 180 m | 18.9 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Peace: 0.0 mi
- Simple Justice: 0.0 mi
- Moses: 0.0 mi
- Ram: 0.0 mi
- Ignatius the Pilgrim: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Robert Moses Plaza: 0.1 mi
- St. Peter's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Dante Park: 0.1 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.1 mi
- McMahon Lawn: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Damrosch Park: 0.1 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.2 mi
- USS Maine Monument: 0.2 mi
- Madison Lyden: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.1 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.1 mi
- Columbus Circle: 0.2 mi
- Spyscape: 0.4 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Rock Garden: 0.1 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.1 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.1 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.6 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.6 mi
Museums
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.3 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.6 mi
- MoMA: 0.7 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.1 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Bird Island: 5.2 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.1 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Great Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 2.0 mi
- Palisades: 2.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 2.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Falls: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 22.0 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, under a mile away.
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