- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 22.9 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7724, -73.9695
Mother Goose is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 24 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Babies, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
- Built
- 1938
- Material
- granite
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Mother Goose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 319° | 268 m | 18.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 318° | 260 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 318° | 230 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 19.2 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 317° | 185 m | 19.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 317° | 180 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 281° | 179 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 270° | 175 m | 16.7 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Snow Babies: 0.0 mi
- The Pilgrim: 0.1 mi
- Samuel F. B. Morse: 0.1 mi
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller: 0.1 mi
- Ludwig van Beethoven: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Tree World War 1917-1918: 0.1 mi
- Richard Morris Hunt: 0.1 mi
- Navy Walk Tablet: 0.2 mi
- Hans Christian Andersen: 0.2 mi
- Sled dogs memorial plaque: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 0.2 mi
- Bow Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Snow Leopard: 0.3 mi
- Gentoo Penguin: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- The Dene: 0.1 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.2 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.2 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.3 mi
- Central Garden: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Asia Society: 0.3 mi
- Henry Luce Nature Observatory: 0.5 mi
- Society of Illustrators: 0.5 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.6 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Poses Park: 0.5 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Richard Tucker Square: 0.7 mi
- Dante Park: 0.7 mi
- Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 0.5 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.7 mi
- Great Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.6 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Bird Island: 5.5 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.9 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.8 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 2.7 mi
- Palisades: 2.8 mi
- Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 1.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Falls: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 22.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.9 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).
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, under a mile away.
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