Times Square
Times Square is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Times Square Ball, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Dates from 1905.
Wikidata Q11259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Times Square Ball: 0.1 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 0.1 mi
- McGraw-Hill Waterfall Tunnel: 0.2 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.3 mi
- Le Carrousel: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.1 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.1 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.5 mi
- MoMA: 0.5 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.6 mi
- Times Square: 0.1 mi
- George M. Cohan: 0.1 mi
- Francis P. Duffy: 0.1 mi
- The Guardians: Hero: 0.2 mi
- The Guardians: Superhero: 0.2 mi
- Duffy Square: 0.1 mi
- Benito Juárez: 0.2 mi
- Marsh & McLennan 9/11 Memorial: 0.2 mi
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva: 0.3 mi
- William Earl Dodge: 0.3 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.2 mi
- McGraw-Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Marsh & McLennan Public Space: 0.2 mi
- 745 Plaza: 0.3 mi
- McCaffrey Playground: 0.3 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.2 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.3 mi
- Bird Island: 4.2 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.8 mi
- Kings Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.0 mi
- Great Hill: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.8 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.1 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.7 mi
- Street Seats: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 2.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.6 mi
- The Loch: 2.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Falls: 11.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Barber: 21.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Times Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 18.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 304° | 263 m | 23.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 322° | 230 m | 18.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 20.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 19.9 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 19.6 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 | 15:48 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/702540318
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Theater District · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
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