Artwork · New York
Water Music
Water Music is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain stands 282 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Alfred B. DelBello, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates40.93493, -73.90413
- 1.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 3.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Alfred B. DelBello: 0.0 mi
- Cliff Dale Manor Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Alpine Stone Clock Tower: 1.5 mi
- Riverdale 9-11 Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wave Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Larkin Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Getty Square: 0.3 mi
- Washington Park: 0.4 mi
- Vark Street Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Black Lives Matter: 0.3 mi
- The Light of the World: 2.1 mi
- Henry Hudson: 2.6 mi
- Armstrong inventor of FM radio: 2.7 mi
- 242 St. station: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Huylers Beach: 1.3 mi
- Canoe Beach: 3.1 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 3.9 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.2 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Trevor Park: 1.3 mi
- Stumpery: 2.2 mi
- Temple of Love: 2.3 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 2.3 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 2.3 mi
Cliffs
- The Palisades: 1.3 mi
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 9.8 mi
Museums
- Hudson River Museum: 1.4 mi
- Glyndor Gallery: 2.6 mi
- African Art Museum at the SMA: 3.5 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Walled Garden: 2.4 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 3.1 mi
- PS24 Garden: 3.4 mi
- Bronxville Giving Garden: 3.8 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Bronx High Point: 2.5 mi
- Vault Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tetards Hill: 3.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 3.9 mi
- Marble Hill: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Pulver's Woods: 3.9 mi
- Ravensdale Woods: 3.9 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 4.0 mi
- Sprain Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Alpine picnic area: 1.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 9.2 mi
- Area B: 10.2 mi
- Area C: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- The Falls: 4.6 mi
- The Loch: 10.1 mi
- Great Falls: 14.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 21.7 mi
- Monksville: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Water Music. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain | NW 310° | 282 m | 18.4 mi |
| High Mountain | W 279° | 268 m | 15.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | W 281° | 260 m | 16.6 mi |
| High Tor | N 350° | 244 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | W 278° | 230 m | 15.5 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | WNW 298° | 224 m | 17.5 mi |
| South Mountain | N 350° | 220 m | 17.7 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NNE 23° | 219 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9244340418
Day trips start here
- Yonkers · 2 mi
- Bronxville · 4 mi
- Hastings-on-Hudson · 4 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Tuckahoe · 4 mi
- Eastchester · 5 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Water Music.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.