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Wavertree

Wavertree from directly overhead

Wavertree is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ambrose, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1885
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
South Street Seaport Museum
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.70523, -74.00299
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
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: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 60
  • Grassy Hill: 1.6 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: 3.4 mi
  • Palisades: 4.6 mi
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.4 mi
  • Palisades: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.6 mi
  • The Loch: 6.6 mi
  • The Falls: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wavertree. 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 330°260 m22.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 330°230 m20.7 mi
Mount NeboN 9°208 m24.1 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 328°185 m22.3 mi
Moon HillNNW 328°180 m22.0 mi
Stony HillWNW 300°179 m14.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78001887OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — WAVERTREE, reference 78001887, listed 06/13/78.

OpenStreetMap element way/170207014

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