Attraction · New York
Spyscape
Spyscape is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hope, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.76506, -73.98386
- 6.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Hope: 0.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 0.2 mi
- Young Elephant (1985): 0.3 mi
- The Duo: 0.3 mi
- SEED54: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Balsley Park: 0.2 mi
- 745 Plaza: 0.3 mi
- McGraw-Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Robert Moses Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Ramone Aponte Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.2 mi
- MoMA: 0.4 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.5 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Columbus Circle: 0.2 mi
- McGraw-Hill Waterfall Tunnel: 0.4 mi
- NBC Studios: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.5 mi
- Rockefeller Center: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.2 mi
- USS Maine Monument: 0.3 mi
- Duffy Square: 0.4 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.5 mi
- Berlin Wall Segment: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Coliseum Park: 0.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.4 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.7 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Bird Island: 4.8 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.4 mi
- Kings Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Great Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 2.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 3.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 2.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.2 mi
- The Falls: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 21.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Spyscape. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 322° | 268 m | 18.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 321° | 260 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 321° | 230 m | 17.8 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 331° | 224 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 19.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 319° | 180 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5849724991
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
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