Alma Mater
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Alma Mater is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sundial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Alma Mater is a bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French which is located on the steps of the Low Memorial Library on the campus of Columbia University, in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. French designed the statue in 1901, and it was installed in September 1903. It is a personification of the alma mater, which represents Columbia in its role as an educational institution; since its installation, the statue has become closely associated with the image of the university.
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Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q4733573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Sundial: 0.0 mi
- Lenape Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Carl Schurz Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Kossuth Lajos Statue: 0.3 mi
- General Grant National Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Curl: 0.1 mi
- Scholars' Lion: 0.1 mi
- J. Pulitzer: 0.1 mi
- Tightrope Walker: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 0.1 mi
- CU SE Field: 0.1 mi
- CU SIPA Commons: 0.1 mi
- CS Garden: 0.1 mi
- Morningside Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- Gatehouse Garden: 0.1 mi
- 113th St Playgarden: 0.2 mi
- Pulpit Green: 0.3 mi
- Biblical Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Nicholas Roerich Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.8 mi
- National Jazz Museum in Harlem: 1.0 mi
- The Africa Center: 1.0 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 1.2 mi
- Great Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.8 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.0 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.7 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.9 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 0.9 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.9 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.2 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.4 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.0 mi
- Hazard Beach: 3.2 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 5.1 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.0 mi
- Street Seats: 4.1 mi
- The Backyard: 5.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.1 mi
- Palisades: 1.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- The Loch: 0.9 mi
- The Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.9 mi
- Barber: 24.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Alma Mater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 312° | 268 m | 16.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 312° | 260 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 311° | 230 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 6° | 208 m | 16.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 311° | 185 m | 18.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 311° | 180 m | 17.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 271° | 179 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 262° | 175 m | 17.2 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 | 20:32 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3835410688
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Fort Lee · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 3 mi
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