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The Pilgrim

The Pilgrim from directly overhead

The Pilgrim is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel F. B. Morse, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1885-06-06
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77314, -73.96844

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Museums
Peaks
Parks
Beaches
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 2.7 mi
  • Palisades: 2.8 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 4.4 mi
  • Palisades: 4.4 mi
  • Palisades: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Loch: 1.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 7.7 mi
  • The Falls: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of The Pilgrim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 319°268 m18.2 mi
Beech MountainNW 318°260 m19.3 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 318°230 m17.9 mi
Mount NeboN 6°208 m19.2 mi
Poacher PeakNW 317°185 m19.7 mi
Moon HillNW 317°180 m19.4 mi
Stony HillW 281°179 m14.6 mi
Mayapple HillW 270°175 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3892214703

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