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First Symphony of the Sea

First Symphony of the Sea from directly overhead

First Symphony of the Sea is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea Cliffs, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 18 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.57380, -73.97497

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Beaches
  • Coney Island Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Manhattan Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Kingsborough Beach Park: 2.1 mi
  • Gerritsen Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Fort Tilden Beach: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks: 51
Picnic sites: 38
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • The Loch: 15.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNW 320°179 m21.7 mi
Mayapple HillNW 310°175 m21.4 mi
Riker HillNW 312°134 m24.6 mi
Todt HillWNW 284°125 m7.6 mi
Crawford HillSW 222°120 m16.8 mi
Telegraph HillSW 220°106 m16.2 mi
Harbor HillNE 48°106 m23.5 mi
Nook HillWNW 303°92 m20.8 mi

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 solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1017878720

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