- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 23.1 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7681, -73.9819
Columbus Circle is a attraction in New York, at a modelled 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher Columbus Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
monument, circle and neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City
Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q109968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Columbus Circle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 321° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 320° | 260 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 320° | 230 m | 17.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 19.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 319° | 180 m | 19.1 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.0 mi
- USS Maine Monument: 0.0 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.3 mi
- Madison Lyden: 0.4 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.0 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- MoMA: 0.5 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.6 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Spyscape: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.3 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.3 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Gapstow Bridge: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 2.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
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