Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is an attraction in New York, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pershing Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
railway terminal in New York City
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q11290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1913
- Height
- 45.8 m
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pershing Square: 0.1 mi
- Marsh & McLennan Public Space: 0.3 mi
- 437 Madison Avenue - POPS: 0.4 mi
- Channel Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Amster Yard: 0.4 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.7 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.8 mi
- Bird Island: 4.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Street Seats: 1.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Palisades: 3.5 mi
- Palisades: 4.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 9.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Barber: 21.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.4 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/265947358
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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