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South Street Seaport

South Street Seaport from directly overhead

South Street Seaport 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 Wavertree, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70575, -74.00291

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.3 mi
  • Millenium Park: 0.5 mi
  • Max Family Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Carousel Bioswale: 0.6 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 0.6 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 60
  • Grassy Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 3.3 mi
  • Palisades: 4.5 mi
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.4 mi
  • Palisades: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.6 mi
  • The Loch: 6.6 mi
  • The Falls: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Street Seaport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 331°268 m21.0 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 312°263 m24.8 mi
Beech MountainNNW 329°260 m22.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 330°230 m20.7 mi
Mount NeboN 9°208 m24.0 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 328°185 m22.3 mi
Moon HillNNW 328°180 m22.0 mi
Stony HillWNW 300°179 m14.6 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 solstice07:1715:4916:32

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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