Skip to content
Byway
Artwork · New York

Unisphere

Unisphere from directly overhead

Unisphere is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Height
43 m
Material
steel
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.74640, -73.84508
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Parks
Peaks
  • Maspeth Plateau: 3.0 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Janes Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Morris: 6.5 mi
  • Queens High Point: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 19
  • Coogan's Bluff: 7.7 mi
  • Palisades: 8.8 mi
  • Palisades: 9.4 mi
  • Palisades: 10.4 mi
  • Palisades: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • The Loch: 6.9 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 8.8 mi
  • The Falls: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Unisphere. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 310°268 m24.1 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 309°230 m23.9 mi
Mount NeboNNW 348°208 m21.3 mi
Stony HillWNW 282°179 m21.3 mi
Mayapple HillW 275°175 m23.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNNE 12°156 m22.6 mi
Kykuit HillN 0°147 m23.7 mi
Beaver HillN 2°140 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2519:4920:31
September equinox06:4418:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/596273458

More artworks in New York

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore artworks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Unisphere.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens