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Straus Monument

Straus Monument from directly overhead

Straus Monument is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Straus Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

2 Samuel 1:23; "Lovely and pleasant were they in their lives and in their death they were not parted."

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80174, -73.96822

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Great Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Summit Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Morris: 1.3 mi
  • Vista Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Janes Hill: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 43
Cliffs: 16
  • Palisades: 1.3 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 2.6 mi
  • Palisades: 3.5 mi
  • Palisades: 5.6 mi
  • Palisades: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • The Loch: 0.7 mi
  • The Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Straus Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 314°268 m16.7 mi
Beech MountainNW 313°260 m17.9 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 313°230 m16.5 mi
Mount NeboN 7°208 m17.2 mi
Poacher PeakNW 312°185 m18.3 mi
Moon HillNW 312°180 m18.0 mi
Stony HillW 273°179 m14.4 mi
Mayapple HillW 263°175 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11810089111

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