Artwork · New York
Girl Power
Girl Power is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Watnong Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rooftop Farm, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Girls can do anything if they have the right tools. The can even make an elephant fly! The right tool is education. Stay in school. Study hard. Make the impossible happen. With that, you too can fly! Lois & Richard Nicotra, 2022
How to reach it
Coordinates40.60372, -74.18053
- 20.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rooftop Farm: 0.0 mi
- Nansen Park: 0.3 mi
- William T Davis Wildlife Refuge: 0.6 mi
- New Springville Park: 0.7 mi
- Pondside Greene Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Valley of the Sunrise: 0.1 mi
- Grace: 0.1 mi
- Park Avenue Tulips: 0.8 mi
- Rosaleen Looking at Jim: 0.9 mi
- Jim Looking Back at Rosaleen: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Zuckermann Natural Resource Area: 0.3 mi
- Meredith Woods: 0.5 mi
- Neck Creek Bluebelt: 0.8 mi
- Neck Creek Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Pralls Island: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 0.5 mi
- Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 2.1 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 3.3 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Carousel for All Children: 1.2 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 2.3 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.8 mi
- Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Stone Chimney: 1.5 mi
- Willowbrook Mile Memorial (Milestone 6): 1.7 mi
- 911 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 2.8 mi
- First County Jail: 2.8 mi
Museums
- The Peter Houseman House: 2.5 mi
- Historical Museum: 2.9 mi
- Transportation Museum: 2.9 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 2.9 mi
- The Scott-Edwards House: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Todt Hill: 3.5 mi
- Emerson Hill: 4.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.0 mi
- Park Hill: 5.4 mi
- Fox Hills: 5.5 mi
Beaches
- Oakwood Beach: 5.2 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 5.2 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 5.2 mi
- Annadale Beach: 5.4 mi
- Midland Beach: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Linden Airport mini-park: 3.4 mi
- The Park: 8.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Hill: 11.5 mi
- Palisades: 12.0 mi
- Palisades: 14.2 mi
- Palisades: 17.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hemlock Falls: 11.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 11.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 11.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 11.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.6 mi
- North Tower: 17.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 5.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 5.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 6.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 12.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Girl Power. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnong Mountain | NW 316° | 295.7 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 303° | 229 m | 22.0 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | NW 306° | 217 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 302° | 215 m | 21.1 mi |
| Blachleys Hill | WNW 299° | 204 m | 21.9 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | NW 309° | 180 m | 20.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 347° | 179 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 334° | 175 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12842429415
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 2 mi
- Elizabeth · 4 mi
- Linden · 4 mi
- Rahway · 5 mi
- Bayonne · 6 mi
- Woodbridge · 6 mi
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