- Elevation, modelled
- 253 m
- Tallest summit within 9.2 miles
- Slide Mountain1,266 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway18.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0814, -74.3176
Shandaken Eagle is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 253 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the south-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Mini-Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
eagle sculpture that once decorated Grand Central Station, restored and rededicated for the Town of Shandaken in 1986
- Inscription
- Dedicated on Shandaken Day, Aug. 23rd, this sculpture originally stood high atop one of the towers of Grand Central Station in N.Y.C. at the turn of this century. Initially coated with white cement, the cast iron eagle was restored with a protective...
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Shandaken Eagle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,266 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hunter Mountain | NE 34° | 1,228.34 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,186 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,174 m | 5.9 mi |
| Plateau Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,168.91 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,160 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wittenberg Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,152.75 m | 5.3 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | NE 34° | 1,140 m | 6.8 mi |
- 18.6 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 20 mi
- White Dot · 21 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 23 mi
- Copes Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Simpson Mini-Park: 0.2 mi
- Parish Field: 0.4 mi
- Catskills Visitor Center: 4.5 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 5.0 mi
- Big Indian Park: 6.8 mi
- Simpson Ski Slope: 0.7 mi
- Sheridan Mountain Unit: 1.1 mi
- Romer Mountain Unit: 1.2 mi
- Woodland Valley Unit: 1.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant Unit: 2.2 mi
- Romer Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sheridan Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Tremper Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Garfield Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hoyt Hollow: 2.9 mi
- Cornell Falls: 5.3 mi
- Otter Falls: 6.2 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 7.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.9 mi
- Winchell's Falls: 12.2 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 0.5 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 10.4 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Top Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 15.0 mi
- Giant Ledge: 4.9 mi
- Cornell Crack: 5.8 mi
- Samuels Point: 5.9 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 7.7 mi
- Snake Rocks Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Winnisook: 6.7 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 9.3 mi
- The Great Knot: 14.1 mi
- Opus 40: 14.8 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 8.6 mi
- Tongore Park Beach: 16.9 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 18.8 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 19.9 mi
- West Landing: 20.2 mi
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rondout Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- The Walled Garden: 20.5 mi
- The Upper Garden: 20.5 mi
- Blithewood Garden: 20.9 mi
- Rail Explorers: 0.5 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 2.7 mi
- Pratt Rock: 16.7 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 19.2 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 7.3 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 9.5 mi
- Bear Wallow: 10.8 mi
- Bear Wallow: 10.9 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 11.0 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 7 mi away.
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