Attraction · New York
Bow Bridge
Bow Bridge is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Navy Walk Tablet, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
bridge in United States of America
Wikidata Q4950616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1859
- Structure
- humpback
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77578, -73.97178
- 5.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Navy Walk Tablet: 0.1 mi
- Strawberry Fields: 0.2 mi
- Marc Haas Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Naturalists Gate: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Tree World War 1917-1918: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 0.4 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 0.5 mi
- Snow Leopard: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Daniel Webster: 0.1 mi
- The Falconer: 0.2 mi
- John Lennon's Imagine: 0.2 mi
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller: 0.2 mi
- Ludwig van Beethoven: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.2 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.3 mi
- The Dene: 0.4 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.4 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Henry Luce Nature Observatory: 0.3 mi
- American Museum of Natural History: 0.4 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.4 mi
- Hayden Planetarium: 0.4 mi
- Rose Center for Earth and Space: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 0.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.5 mi
- Great Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.5 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Tecumseh Playground: 0.5 mi
- Richard Tucker Square: 0.6 mi
- Sherman Square: 0.6 mi
- Verdi Square: 0.6 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.2 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Bird Island: 5.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 1.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.9 mi
- The Falls: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 22.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Bow Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 319° | 268 m | 17.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 318° | 260 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 318° | 230 m | 17.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 328° | 224 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 19.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 317° | 185 m | 19.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 317° | 180 m | 19.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 280° | 179 m | 14.4 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 | 20:31 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/580516390
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