PIER 17
PIER 17 is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ambrose, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
pier in East River, New York
Wikidata Q107281447, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ambrose: 0.1 mi
- South Street Seaport: 0.1 mi
- Wavertree: 0.1 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.4 mi
- South Street Seaport Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Peck Slip: 0.1 mi
- Imagination Playground: 0.1 mi
- Titanic Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Pearl Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- South Street Seaport Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.6 mi
- Hall des Lumières: 0.6 mi
- Titanic Memorial Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- Titanic Memorial Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- First Edison Underground Central Station System: 0.2 mi
- Lillian Grolitzer Community Room: 0.3 mi
- Brookland Ferry Landing: 0.4 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.3 mi
- Max Family Garden: 0.5 mi
- Carousel Bioswale: 0.5 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.5 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shadow Garden: 0.3 mi
- Two: 0.3 mi
- The Wall Street: 0.3 mi
- Akua: 0.4 mi
- Shadows and Flags: 0.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Bird Island: 0.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.5 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.8 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.1 mi
- Street Seats: 4.1 mi
- Palisades: 3.4 mi
- Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Loch: 6.5 mi
- The Falls: 15.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Barber: 18.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of PIER 17. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 21.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 312° | 263 m | 24.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 24.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 22.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 22.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 300° | 179 m | 14.6 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13753162783
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
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