Historic site · New York
Adam Uster
Adam Uster is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Greene Acres Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2023-05-10
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Adam Cyclist Killed Here Rest in Peace www.ghostbikes.org
How to reach it
Coordinates40.68711, -73.95695
- 10.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Greene Acres Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- 100 Quincy Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Jane Bailey Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Tree Garden: 0.1 mi
- Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Lafayette Gardens Playground: 0.2 mi
- Classon Playground: 0.2 mi
- Star Spangled Banner Playground: 0.3 mi
- John Hancock Playground: 0.4 mi
- Crispus Attucks Playground: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- ODB Mural: 0.3 mi
- Ecstasy: 0.4 mi
- Brickhead: Yemenja: 0.4 mi
- Red Cabinet: 0.5 mi
- I Ought To: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts: 0.9 mi
- Vistor Center: 1.0 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Building 92: 1.2 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Hall of Animals: 1.5 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 1.5 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 1.6 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 1.6 mi
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.3 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.3 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 2.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.0 mi
- Rookery: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Brooklyn College of Pharmacy: 0.4 mi
- Rev. Benjamin J. Lowry: 0.6 mi
- Ulysses S Grant: 0.8 mi
- Prison Ship Martyrs Monument: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Alexander J.C. Skene: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 53
- Sullivan Hill: 1.7 mi
- Willink Hill: 1.8 mi
- Quaker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lookout Hill: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.3 mi
- Street Seats: 4.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 1.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 1.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 1.9 mi
- The Loch: 7.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 6.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.1 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 17.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 19.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Adam Uster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 327° | 268 m | 23.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 326° | 260 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 327° | 230 m | 23.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 325° | 185 m | 24.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 325° | 180 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 300° | 179 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 289° | 175 m | 18.3 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 319° | 144 m | 22.5 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 | 15:49 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10902650042
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 1 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 2 mi
- Queens · 2 mi
- Downstate New York · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 3 mi
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