- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 22.6 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7713, -73.9919
Swinging Jenny is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jay Walk, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Swinging Jenny. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 322° | 268 m | 17.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 22.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 321° | 260 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 321° | 230 m | 17.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 331° | 224 m | 22.4 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 322° | 219 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 19.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 18.9 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 7.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jay Walk: 0.1 mi
- Pier 97: 0.2 mi
- DeWitt Clinton Park: 0.3 mi
- McMahon Lawn: 0.3 mi
- Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Hudson River Park: 0.2 mi
- New York Central Locomotive: 0.2 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.4 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.5 mi
- New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Private Passage: 0.2 mi
- Clinton War Memorial (Doughboy): 0.3 mi
- Peter the Fisherman: 0.3 mi
- Ram: 0.4 mi
- Ignatius the Pilgrim: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.4 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.4 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.4 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.4 mi
- Royal Caribbean/Norweigan Cruise Pier: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Circle: 0.6 mi
- Spyscape: 0.6 mi
Museums
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.6 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 0.6 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.9 mi
- MoMA: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 4.8 mi
- Bird Island: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.4 mi
- Kings Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Great Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 1.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Palisades: 3.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Palisades: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 2.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Falls: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 21.6 mi
- Barber: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 1 mi away.
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