Balto
Balto is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sled dogs memorial plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Statue of a sled dog in New York's Central Park.
Dates from 1925-12-17.
Wikidata Q86249616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1925-12-17
- Height
- 2.74 m
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sir Walter Scott: 0.1 mi
- William Shakespeare: 0.1 mi
- Fitz-Greene Halleck: 0.1 mi
- Robert Burns: 0.1 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 0.1 mi
- Seal: 0.1 mi
- Gentoo Penguin: 0.1 mi
- Snow Leopard: 0.1 mi
- Grizzly Bear: 0.1 mi
- Puffin: 0.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Bird Island: 5.3 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.9 mi
- Asia Society: 0.4 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.4 mi
- Society of Illustrators: 0.4 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.6 mi
- Poses Park: 0.4 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Trum Tower Public Atrium: 0.6 mi
- 590 Madison Public Atrium: 0.6 mi
- Dante Park: 0.6 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.6 mi
- The Dene: 0.1 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.1 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.1 mi
- Central Garden: 0.1 mi
- Intelligence Garden: 0.2 mi
- Vista Rock: 0.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
- Great Hill: 2.0 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.8 mi
- Sled dogs memorial plaque: 0.0 mi
- 107th Infantry Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Women's Rights Pioneers Monument: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Tree World War 1917-1918: 0.1 mi
- Temple Emanu El: 0.1 mi
- Street Seats: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.8 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.4 mi
- The Loch: 1.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.5 mi
- Great Falls: 15.0 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.6 mi
- The Palisades: 12.7 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 14.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.2 mi
- Barber: 22.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Balto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 319° | 268 m | 18.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 18.0 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 329° | 224 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 19.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 317° | 185 m | 19.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 317° | 180 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2727025839
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
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