Christopher Columbus Monument
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Christopher Columbus Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher Columbus, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
The Columbus Monument is a 76-foot (23 m) column in the center of Columbus Circle in New York City honoring the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who first made an expedition to the New World in 1492. The monument was created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo in 1892.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q86518088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 25 m
- Material
- granite
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Christopher Columbus: 0.0 mi
- The Duo: 0.1 mi
- Ignatius the Pilgrim: 0.2 mi
- Ram: 0.2 mi
- Circle World 2: 0.2 mi
- Columbus Circle: 0.0 mi
- Spyscape: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.3 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.3 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.0 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- MoMA: 0.5 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.6 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.7 mi
- USS Maine Monument: 0.0 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.3 mi
- Madison Lyden: 0.4 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.4 mi
- Adventure Playground: 0.4 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.4 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.5 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.5 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Balsley Park: 0.2 mi
- Robert Moses Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Dante Park: 0.3 mi
- St. Peter's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Bird Island: 5.0 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.4 mi
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- The Loch: 2.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 11.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Barber: 21.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Christopher Columbus Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 321° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 320° | 260 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 320° | 230 m | 17.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 19.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 319° | 180 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/608947452
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
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