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Lost and Found: An Excavation Project

Lost and Found: An Excavation Project from directly overhead

Lost and Found: An Excavation Project is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hon. Harold M. Mason Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 15 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates40.71196, -73.62489

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hon. Harold M. Mason Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Denton Green Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mirschel Park: 0.4 mi
  • Brierley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mayor George Milhim Memorial Circle: 0.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Nautical Mile: 5.8 mi
  • Jamaica: 6.4 mi
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 6.4 mi
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 8.7 mi
  • JFK: 9.4 mi
Beaches
  • Harbor Isle Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Parsons Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Lido Beach: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 44
Picnic sites: 36
  • North Maples: 2.7 mi
  • South Maples: 2.7 mi
  • West Lindens: 2.7 mi
  • Cedars: 2.7 mi
  • Lindens B: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 18.3 mi
  • The Loch: 18.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lost and Found: An Excavation Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNE 56°122 m12.7 mi
Harbor HillN 353°106 m6.1 mi
West HillsNE 54°106 m12.4 mi
Dix HillsENE 63°92 m15.9 mi
Signal HillENE 62°90 m15.2 mi
Mannetto HillsNE 56°85 m10.6 mi
Bronx High PointNW 312°85 m19.5 mi
Manhattan High PointWNW 301°81 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1615:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6309843584

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