- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 19.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway7.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7496, -73.9812
Jan Karski's Bench is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 24 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Morgan Library & Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Legendary Polish Underground Courier in World War II The First to tell the Allies about the Holocaust When There Might Have Been Time to Stop It A Hero of the Polish and Jewish People „A Righteous Among the Nations” Professor at Georgetown University, 195
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Jan Karski's Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 19.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 305° | 263 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 20.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 20.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 20.1 mi |
- 7.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 7.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.0 mi
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.2 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Sex: 0.5 mi
- National Museum of Mathematics: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Inclenberg: 0.1 mi
- Wendell L. Willkie: 0.2 mi
- “The Engineers Club”: 0.2 mi
- Gertrude Stein: 0.3 mi
- William Cullen Bryant: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Pershing Square: 0.2 mi
- Herald Square: 0.3 mi
- Greeley Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Saint Vartan Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Patience: 0.2 mi
- Fortitude: 0.2 mi
- John M. Carrére: 0.3 mi
- John Stewart Kennedy: 0.3 mi
- The Right Light: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Strange Days Album Cover Location: 0.2 mi
- NY Skyride: 0.2 mi
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: 0.3 mi
- Empire State Building: 0.3 mi
- Grand Central Terminal: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Lobby Garden: 0.6 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.7 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alice's Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.7 mi
- Bird Island: 3.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 2.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Great Hill: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 1.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 3.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 3.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.1 mi
- The Falls: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 2 mi away.
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