Artwork · New York
William Henry Seward Monument
William Henry Seward Monument is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Roscoe Conkling, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74150, -73.98884
- 7.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Roscoe Conkling: 0.0 mi
- Admiral David Glasgow Farragut: 0.1 mi
- Chester Alan Arthur: 0.1 mi
- Union Square Drinking Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Independence Flagstaff: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Eternal Light Flagstaff: 0.0 mi
- General Worth Monument: 0.1 mi
- Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground: 0.1 mi
- New York Life Insurance Company War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bishop Nekolay: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Flatiron District: 0.1 mi
- Flatiron Building: 0.1 mi
- Chelsea Flea Market: 0.2 mi
- Cocktail Kingdom: 0.2 mi
- The Friends Experience: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Madison Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Worth Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site: 0.2 mi
- Gramercy Park: 0.3 mi
- Chelsea Green: 0.4 mi
Museums
- National Museum of Mathematics: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Sex: 0.2 mi
- Poster House: 0.3 mi
- Yeshiva University Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Gandhi Garden: 0.4 mi
- The New School (Lang College) Park: 0.6 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.7 mi
- Asser Levy Sidewalk Arboretum: 0.8 mi
- East Side Outside Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Bird Island: 3.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.8 mi
- Summit Rock: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Great Hill: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 4.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.6 mi
- The Falls: 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of William Henry Seward Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 19.2 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 307° | 263 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 325° | 230 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 21.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 323° | 185 m | 20.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 20.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 290° | 179 m | 14.2 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.
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