Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Manhattan Plaza
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Manhattan Plaza is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Salvation Army Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
public park in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Dates from 1823.
Wikidata Q13689, matched on coordinates and name (172 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Longest underwater particular tunnel in North America 9170 feet in length open May 25, 1950
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Salvation Army Monument: 0.0 mi
- Walloon Settlers Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Netherland Monument: 0.1 mi
- Peter Caesar Alberti Marker: 0.1 mi
- Giovanni Da Verrazzano: 0.1 mi
- Africa: 0.1 mi
- Europe: 0.1 mi
- America: 0.1 mi
- Asia: 0.1 mi
- Charging Bull: 0.1 mi
- Bowling Green: 0.1 mi
- Battery Park: 0.1 mi
- Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Wagner Park: 0.2 mi
- South Cove Park: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.1 mi
- Skyscraper Museum: 0.1 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.3 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.5 mi
- The Genius of Communication: 0.2 mi
- New York Stock Exchange: 0.2 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.4 mi
- Saint Paul's Chapel: 0.5 mi
- One World Trade Center: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.6 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.8 mi
- Wedding Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 1.0 mi
- Bird Island: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.3 mi
- Audubon Park: 3.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.3 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.4 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.4 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.4 mi
- Battle Hill: 3.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.1 mi
- Freedom Field: 2.4 mi
- Street Seats: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Palisades: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.9 mi
- The Loch: 6.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Barber: 17.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Manhattan Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 333° | 268 m | 20.7 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 313° | 263 m | 24.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 331° | 260 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 332° | 230 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 11° | 208 m | 24.2 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 330° | 185 m | 22.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 330° | 180 m | 21.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 302° | 179 m | 14.1 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/7208978987
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Financial District · 0 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 1 mi
- New York City · 1 mi
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