- Elevation, modelled
- 40 m
- Tallest summit within 22.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7697, -74.0212
Palisades is a cliff in New Jersey, at a modelled 40 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 326° | 268 m | 16.7 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 304° | 268 m | 22.2 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 305° | 263 m | 21.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 325° | 260 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 326° | 230 m | 16.4 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 335° | 224 m | 21.8 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 326° | 219 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 14° | 208 m | 19.9 mi |
- 6.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 8.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Garden Park: 0.2 mi
- Michael A. Leggiero Music Park: 0.3 mi
- Hamilton Park: 0.3 mi
- Weehawken Water Tower Park: 0.3 mi
- Webster School Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.2 mi
- American War Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Weehawken Memorial World War: 0.3 mi
- Weehawken 9/11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- William Tylee Ranney: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.8 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.8 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Celia Cruz: 0.5 mi
- Private Passage: 1.4 mi
- Clinton War Memorial (Doughboy): 1.4 mi
- THE VESSEL: 1.4 mi
- Big Apple: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- USS Intrepid: 1.1 mi
- Circle Line: 1.1 mi
- Royal Caribbean/Norweigan Cruise Pier: 1.2 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.3 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Intrepid Museum: 1.2 mi
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Gagosian: 1.6 mi
- National Academy of Design: 1.6 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Alonso Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Alice's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lobby Garden: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.5 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 3.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 4.0 mi
- The Backyard: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- The Loch: 3.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.0 mi
- The Falls: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 14.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 20.1 mi
- Barber: 20.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Weehawken · 0 mi
- Union City · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 2 mi
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