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Glass Tentacles

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Elevation, modelled
152 m
Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
High Knob624 m · 15.9 mi
Nearest byway
Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)14.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
41.1964, -74.8511
Glass Tentacles from directly overhead

Glass Tentacles is a artwork in New Jersey, at a modelled 152 m. High Knob stands 624 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Layton, New Jersey, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 15 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Glass Tentacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobWNW 297°624 m15.9 mi
Low KnobWNW 300°607 m16.2 mi
West HillWNW 298°605 m16.9 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW 289°582 m17.9 mi
East MountainWNW 283°579 m18.9 mi
Belle MountainWNW 294°576 m16.6 mi
High PointNE 49°551 m13.1 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 77°500 m7.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches: 48
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2719:5520:36
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:2215:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968737264524233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 11 mi away.

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