Artwork · New York
Washington Monument
Washington Monument is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.39201, -73.95775
- 18.2 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 27 mi
- Hawkwatch · 27 mi
- High Exposure · 27 mi
- Beacon Hill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument: 0.1 mi
- MacArthur Monument: 0.1 mi
- Cadet Honor Code Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Sedgwick Monument: 0.2 mi
- Battle Monument: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 0.1 mi
- General Patton: 0.1 mi
- Thayer Statue: 0.1 mi
- Three Legged Buddha: 5.6 mi
- Five Men, Seventeen Days, Fifteen Boulders, One Wall: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Trophy Point: 0.2 mi
- Kosciuszko’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Dock Park: 0.3 mi
- Foundry Dock Park: 1.5 mi
- Veteran's Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Open Space Conservancy: 1.4 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 1.8 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 1.9 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 2.0 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Crows Nest: 1.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bare Rock Mountain: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 57
- Eagle Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Hell Hole: 5.0 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 13.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 14.9 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 51
- Boscobel Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Garden: 17.5 mi
Museums: 42
- West Point Museum: 1.4 mi
- Boscobel House: 1.7 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 1.8 mi
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 3.0 mi
- Magazzino: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- Timp-Torne Trail: 7.6 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 7.7 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 13.5 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 14.5 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 10
- Canopus Beach: 8.7 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 10.1 mi
- Brick Beach: 10.2 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 11.1 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Princess circle picnic site: 14.2 mi
- Kakiat Park: 18.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
- Pell Hill: 21.6 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- LG waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.5 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 24.9 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Doodletown: 6.8 mi
- Dicktown: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Washington Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | N 6° | 491 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | N 6° | 465 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lambs Hill | NNE 12° | 454 m | 7.3 mi |
| Spy Rock | W 269° | 441 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bull Hill | N 2° | 433 m | 3.2 mi |
| Crows Nest | NW 311° | 429 m | 1.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 274° | 429 m | 2.5 mi |
| Black Rock | WNW 289° | 424 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Cold Spring · 2 mi
- Highlands · 3 mi
- Putnam County · 11 mi
- Stony Point · 11 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 14 mi
- New City · 17 mi
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