Central Park Carousel
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Central Park Carousel is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hunter, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
The Central Park Carousel, officially the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel, is a vintage wood-carved carousel located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end of the park, near East 65th Street. It is the fourth carousel on the site where it is located.
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Wikidata Q5061605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 8.2 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Central Amusement International
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Hunter: 0.1 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 0.1 mi
- Robert Burns: 0.1 mi
- William Shakespeare: 0.2 mi
- Sir Walter Scott: 0.2 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.1 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.2 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.2 mi
- Central Garden: 0.2 mi
- Intelligence Garden: 0.2 mi
- Women's Rights Pioneers Monument: 0.2 mi
- Marc Haas Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Balto: 0.2 mi
- Sled dogs memorial plaque: 0.2 mi
- Madison Lyden: 0.3 mi
- Red Panda: 0.2 mi
- Snow Leopard: 0.2 mi
- Tortoise: 0.2 mi
- Snow Monkey: 0.2 mi
- Grizzly Bear: 0.2 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.9 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Bird Island: 5.2 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.7 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Dante Park: 0.4 mi
- Richard Tucker Square: 0.4 mi
- Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn: 0.5 mi
- Robert Moses Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.4 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.5 mi
- Society of Illustrators: 0.6 mi
- Asia Society: 0.6 mi
- Vista Rock: 0.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.0 mi
- Great Hill: 2.1 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.9 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.6 mi
- Street Seats: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.4 mi
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Palisades: 2.8 mi
- Palisades: 4.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
- The Loch: 1.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.5 mi
- The Falls: 10.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.1 mi
- Barber: 22.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Central Park Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 18.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 17.9 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 329° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 19.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 318° | 185 m | 19.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 318° | 180 m | 19.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 14.3 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/585788256
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
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