- Elevation
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 19.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7526, -73.9777
Grand Central Terminal is a attraction in New York, at a recorded 18 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Kneeling Fireman, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
railway terminal in New York City
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q11290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1913
- Height
- 45.8 m
- Elevation
- 18 m
- Operated by
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Grand Central Terminal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 19.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 304° | 263 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 322° | 230 m | 18.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 331° | 224 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 20.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 320° | 185 m | 20.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 320° | 180 m | 20.1 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 7.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- The Kneeling Fireman: 0.1 mi
- William Cullen Bryant: 0.3 mi
- Wendell L. Willkie: 0.3 mi
- Gertrude Stein: 0.3 mi
- “The Engineers Club”: 0.3 mi
Museums
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.1 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.5 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.6 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: 0.2 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.3 mi
- Le Carrousel: 0.3 mi
- Diamond District: 0.4 mi
- Strange Days Album Cover Location: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.9 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Great Hill: 3.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 3.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
- The Falls: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
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