- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
- Breakneck Mountain384 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway4.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.0830, -73.9215
Tappan Zee is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 28 m. Breakneck Mountain stands 384 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Approach, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Tappan Zee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck Mountain | NW 311° | 384 m | 12.2 mi |
| Jackie Jones Mountain | NW 321° | 383 m | 12.5 mi |
| Squirrel Swamp Mountain | NW 308° | 378 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ladentown Mountain | NW 313° | 378 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Hill | NW 318° | 374 m | 12.4 mi |
| Raccoon Brook Hill | WNW 298° | 353 m | 12.5 mi |
| Limekiln Mountain | NW 314° | 342 m | 11.2 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NW 310° | 334 m | 11.2 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 7.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 28.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Approach: 0.1 mi
- The Flux of Being: 0.3 mi
- Leaping Sturgeon: 0.6 mi
- Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 3.1 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Franklin Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Nyack Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Schuyler Town Park: 1.0 mi
- Blauvelt State Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 5.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Blauvelt State Park: 1.0 mi
- Piermont Marsh Tidal Wetland: 3.1 mi
- Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom: 3.2 mi
- Sheldon Swamp: 4.0 mi
- Taxter Ridge: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Bluefields: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Foley 9/11 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- The Flywheel: A Monument to Piermont's Industrial Past: 2.9 mi
- Brick Factory Foundation: 3.0 mi
- Watchfires: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nebo: 2.4 mi
- Hook Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Battle Hill: 3.2 mi
- Tallman Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Philipsburg Manor: 3.0 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 3.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 3.1 mi
- House Of Sports: 6.2 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 7.9 mi
Museums
- Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
- Lyndhurst Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 6.2 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 6.3 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 6.7 mi
Cliffs
- Raven's Rock: 5.6 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 9.1 mi
- The Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Pulpit: 13.1 mi
Beaches
- Huylers Beach: 10.9 mi
- Brick Beach: 11.3 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 11.6 mi
- Canoe Beach: 12.9 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 9.4 mi
- Kakiat Park: 11.0 mi
- Area B: 13.0 mi
- Area C: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Falls: 14.1 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 14.3 mi
- Farms Falls: 16.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 16.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 15.5 mi
- Monksville: 19.9 mi
- Cuties Island: 21.6 mi
- New City Village: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 7 mi away.
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