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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla from directly overhead

Nikola Tesla is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nikola Tesla Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88338, -78.87484

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nikola Tesla Park: 0.0 mi
  • Five Flags Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Eagle & Franklin Triangle: 0.1 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 60
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.9 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.3 mi
  • old gravel pit: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.4 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 9.5 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.2 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nikola Tesla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 152°540 m22.9 mi
Townsend HillSSE 160°533 m23.2 mi
East HillSSE 152°509 m18.0 mi
Crow HillSE 127°500 m24.8 mi
Vermont HillSE 131°488 m23.2 mi
East Boston HillSSE 152°486 m17.4 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 148°481 m20.0 mi
Rice HillSSE 163°466 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8059089370

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