- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 20.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7141, -74.0175
Pylons is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 9 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Belvedere Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Pylons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 332° | 268 m | 20.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 313° | 263 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 330° | 260 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 331° | 230 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 12° | 208 m | 23.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 329° | 185 m | 21.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 329° | 180 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 300° | 179 m | 13.6 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 10.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Belvedere Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Vesey Green: 0.1 mi
- Teardrop Park South: 0.1 mi
- The Esplanade: 0.2 mi
- Pumphouse Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Irish Hunger Memorial: 0.1 mi
- New York City Police Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Berlin Wall: 0.2 mi
- North Bronze Names Parapets: 0.3 mi
- PS/IS 89 Playground: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- One World Trade Center: 0.2 mi
- Sherman Zwicker: 0.4 mi
- Saint Paul's Chapel: 0.5 mi
- Woolworth Building: 0.5 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- The Upper Room: 0.3 mi
- The Real World: 0.3 mi
- Rector Gate: 0.3 mi
- Jasper’s Split Star: 0.3 mi
- Sitting Stance: 0.4 mi
Museums
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: 0.3 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.4 mi
- Skyscraper Museum: 0.6 mi
- Hall des Lumières: 0.7 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.5 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.8 mi
- Yoya's Park: 0.8 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.4 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 1.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.1 mi
- Audubon Park: 3.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Grassy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.9 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.0 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.0 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 2.5 mi
- Street Seats: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 6.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Ambergill Falls: 4.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.5 mi
- The Loch: 6.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 14.6 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 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 1 mi
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