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Bell of Hope

Bell of Hope from directly overhead

Bell of Hope is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Paul's Chapel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
In 2002 on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Bell of Hope was presented to the people of New York by the Lord Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was created by England’s renowned Whitechapel Foundry, which also cast the Li
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.71149, -74.00953
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Grassy Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Kings Bluff: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 2.8 mi
  • Palisades: 4.1 mi
  • Palisades: 6.8 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.2 mi
  • Palisades: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 4.1 mi
  • The Loch: 6.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Bell of Hope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 331°268 m20.4 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 312°263 m24.3 mi
Beech MountainNNW 330°260 m21.4 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 331°230 m20.2 mi
Mount NeboN 10°208 m23.7 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 328°185 m21.8 mi
Moon HillNNW 329°180 m21.4 mi
Stony HillWNW 300°179 m14.1 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10290106657

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