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Confucius

Confucius from directly overhead

Confucius is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bloody Angle, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
When the Great Principle prevails the world is a commonwealth in which rulers are selected according to their wisdom and ability. Mutual confidence is promoted and good neighborliness cultivated. Hence, men do not regard as parents only their own...
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.71421, -73.99711
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 60
  • Grassy Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Slide Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 42
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 3.1 mi
  • Palisades: 4.0 mi
  • Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 8.7 mi
  • Palisades: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 4.0 mi
  • The Loch: 5.9 mi
  • The Falls: 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confucius. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 329°268 m20.6 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 311°263 m24.7 mi
Beech MountainNNW 328°260 m21.6 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 329°230 m20.3 mi
Mount NeboN 9°208 m23.4 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 327°185 m21.9 mi
Moon HillNNW 327°180 m21.6 mi
Stony HillWNW 298°179 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:32

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6330243003

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