Artwork · New York
Shai Asia Semple
Shai Asia Semple is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Israel Putnam Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10.0 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
How to reach it
Coordinates40.68738, -73.93606
- 10.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Israel Putnam Playground: 0.2 mi
- Jesse Owens Playground: 0.3 mi
- Kosciuszko Street Garden: 0.4 mi
- El-Shabazz Playground: 0.4 mi
- Decatur Playground: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- 462 Halsey Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Hancock Neighborhood Block Association - Garden of Hope: 0.3 mi
- Bed-Stuy Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Kosciusko Street Community Park / Learning Center: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Robert Fulton: 0.6 mi
- Tiger: 0.6 mi
- Mathematical Star: 0.7 mi
- Yusuf Hawkins: 0.8 mi
- Brooklyn: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Leah E. Sylvain: 0.8 mi
- Brooklyn College of Pharmacy: 0.8 mi
- Saratoga Park Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Adam Uster: 1.1 mi
- Ulysses S Grant: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 1.0 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 1.1 mi
- The Bone Museum: 1.3 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.3 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- MV Schamonchi: 1.7 mi
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 2.1 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 2.1 mi
- Hall of Animals: 2.1 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 3.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.4 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.3 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.8 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.2 mi
- Bird Island: 3.4 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- Rookery: 5.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 55
- Willink Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.3 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.5 mi
- Quaker Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lookout Hill: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.4 mi
- Street Seats: 4.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 7.2 mi
- Palisades: 8.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Palisades: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 2.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.6 mi
- The Loch: 7.5 mi
- The Falls: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shai Asia Semple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 324° | 230 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 1° | 208 m | 25.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 25.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 298° | 179 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 288° | 175 m | 19.4 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 317° | 144 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10576866190
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 2 mi
- Queens · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 3 mi
- Downstate New York · 4 mi
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