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Flatiron Building

Flatiron Building from directly overhead

Flatiron Building is an attraction 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 Flatiron District, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

skyscraper in New York City

Dates from 1902.

Wikidata Q220728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1902
Height
86 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.74100, -73.98964

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 2.6 mi
  • Palisades: 2.8 mi
  • Palisades: 4.7 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 6.9 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
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Flatiron Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 326°268 m19.2 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 307°263 m23.8 mi
Beech MountainNW 324°260 m20.3 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 325°230 m19.0 mi
Mount NeboN 9°208 m21.5 mi
Poacher PeakNW 323°185 m20.7 mi
Moon HillNW 323°180 m20.3 mi
Stony HillWNW 290°179 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 79001603OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/264768896

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