- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway3.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8090, -73.9479
Higher Ground is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 8 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Studio Museum In Harlem, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Higher Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 311° | 268 m | 17.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 310° | 260 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 310° | 230 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 16.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 309° | 185 m | 18.8 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 309° | 180 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 271° | 179 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 262° | 175 m | 18.0 mi |
- 3.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 4.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.0 mi
- National Jazz Museum in Harlem: 0.3 mi
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial: 0.9 mi
- The Africa Center: 0.9 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Harlem Grown 127th Street Learning Annex: 0.1 mi
- Mandela Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rev. Linnette C Williamson Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Hancock Park: 0.3 mi
- 132nd Street Block Association Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- West 123rd Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Daniel Wilson Garden: 0.2 mi
- W 124th St Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- CEP Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight): 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.2 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 0.6 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.0 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 1.0 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Harriet Tubman Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Carl Schurz Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Gas Explosion Empty Lot: 0.7 mi
- Alma Mater: 0.7 mi
- The Sundial: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- General Winfield Scott Hancock: 0.3 mi
- Harlem Hybrid: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Holding a Child: 0.6 mi
- Lafayette and Washington: 0.6 mi
- La Luz Que Sale De La Obscuridad: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Morris: 0.4 mi
- Great Hill: 1.0 mi
- Janes Hill: 1.9 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.8 mi
- Hazard Beach: 3.2 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.3 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.8 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 45
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 0.4 mi
- Street Seats: 4.1 mi
- The Backyard: 6.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 1.2 mi
- The Falls: 7.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 23.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Feltville Historic District: 24.6 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Fort Lee · 3 mi
- Manhattan · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 3 mi
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