- Elevation, modelled
- 11 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7567, -73.9916
The Commuters is a artwork in New York, at a modelled 11 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lobby Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of The Commuters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 18.3 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 305° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 323° | 260 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 18.0 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 23.3 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 324° | 219 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 20.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 19.7 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 7.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Lobby Garden: 0.1 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- The Ride: 0.1 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 0.2 mi
- Times Square Ball: 0.3 mi
- Times Square: 0.3 mi
- Moynihan Train Hall: 0.4 mi
Parks
- McCaffrey Playground: 0.2 mi
- Matthews-Palmer Playground: 0.3 mi
- Ramone Aponte Park: 0.3 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Key Park: Bob’s Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.4 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.6 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Ascension: 0.2 mi
- The Garment Worker: 0.3 mi
- Needle Threading A Button: 0.3 mi
- Golda Meir: 0.3 mi
- Needle Threading A Button: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Nikola Tesla: 0.3 mi
- Duffy Square: 0.4 mi
- Benito Juárez: 0.4 mi
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva: 0.4 mi
- Goethe: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.4 mi
- Bird Island: 4.2 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.1 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 3.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 1.8 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 3.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Falls: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.7 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Theater District · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
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