The Light That Shines Through the Universe
The Light That Shines Through the Universe is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The High Line Plinth, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
A space for rotating, large contemporary art commissions. Artworks are in place for 18 months.
What the record says
- Height
- 16 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The High Line Plinth: 0.0 mi
- Public Square and Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Chelsea Park: 0.2 mi
- Key Park: Bob’s Park: 0.2 mi
- Penn South Playground: 0.3 mi
- Adam and Eve: 0.2 mi
- THE VESSEL: 0.2 mi
- Big Apple: 0.2 mi
- SLA 307: 0.3 mi
- Curtain Call: 0.3 mi
- National Academy of Design: 0.2 mi
- Gagosian: 0.3 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.5 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.7 mi
- Poster House: 0.7 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.6 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Chelsea Park Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 0.4 mi
- George B. McClellan Jr.: 0.5 mi
- Chelsea Piers Section Improvement: 0.5 mi
- S.S. United States Propeller: 0.5 mi
- Moynihan Train Hall: 0.3 mi
- Madison Square Garden: 0.4 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 0.4 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 0.5 mi
- The Ride: 0.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.3 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.7 mi
- Kings Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.5 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.7 mi
- Great Hill: 3.8 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.6 mi
- Bird Island: 3.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Street Seats: 2.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.8 mi
- Palisades: 1.6 mi
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.1 mi
- The Loch: 3.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.5 mi
- The Falls: 12.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Barber: 20.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of The Light That Shines Through the Universe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 326° | 268 m | 18.3 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 22.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 325° | 230 m | 18.0 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 334° | 224 m | 23.4 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 325° | 219 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 11° | 208 m | 20.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 323° | 185 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9421123767
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
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