Little Island
Little Island is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cunard White Star Line Pier 54 Entry Arch, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
artificial island park in the Hudson River, in New York City
Wikidata Q106910658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2021-05-21
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cunard White Star Line Pier 54 Entry Arch: 0.1 mi
- LGBT Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Chelsea Piers Section Improvement: 0.4 mi
- George B. McClellan Jr.: 0.4 mi
- In Memory of Frank Liu: 0.4 mi
- Pier 55: 0.1 mi
- Chelsea Market: 0.2 mi
- Carrie Bradshaw’s Townhouse: 0.6 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 0.7 mi
- Greenwich Village: 0.7 mi
- Pier 57 Rooftop Park: 0.1 mi
- 14th Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula: 0.1 mi
- Washington Commons: 0.3 mi
- 14th Street Square: 0.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 0.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 0.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.2 mi
- Whitney Museum of American Art: 0.2 mi
- Ground Zero Museum Workshop: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.4 mi
- Gagosian: 0.6 mi
- National Academy of Design: 0.7 mi
- Gandhi and Mother Teresa: 0.3 mi
- Life Underground: 0.4 mi
- Curtain Call: 0.5 mi
- Tiles for America: 0.6 mi
- Torch Bearers: 0.8 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.7 mi
- Grove Court: 0.7 mi
- The New School (Lang College) Park: 0.8 mi
- Golden Swan Garden: 0.9 mi
- School Garden of City-As: 0.9 mi
- Kings Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Vista Rock: 3.4 mi
- Summit Rock: 3.5 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.7 mi
- Grassy Hill: 3.9 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.7 mi
- Bird Island: 3.2 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.1 mi
- Street Seats: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 1.7 mi
- Palisades: 2.0 mi
- Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 10.9 mi
- The Loch: 4.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.0 mi
- The Falls: 13.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.4 mi
- Barber: 19.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.1 mi
- Tulip Springs: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Little Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 328° | 268 m | 18.6 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 307° | 268 m | 23.8 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 308° | 263 m | 22.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 327° | 260 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 328° | 230 m | 18.3 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NNW 327° | 219 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 12° | 208 m | 21.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 325° | 185 m | 20.0 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 | 15:49 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/833335529
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 0 mi
- Hoboken · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
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