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Damrosch Park

Damrosch Park from directly overhead

Damrosch Park 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 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

Park in Manhattan, New York City, United States of America.

Wikidata Q14706233, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
In tribute to three generations of one family who shared their gift of music with the people of New York

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77185, -73.98485

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • St. Peter's Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Robert Moses Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • McMahon Lawn: 0.1 mi
  • Dante Park: 0.1 mi
  • Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 60
Museums
Peaks
Beaches
Historic sites: 55
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Loch: 2.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Damrosch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW268 m17.7 mi
Waughaw MountainWNW263 m22.8 mi
Beech MountainNW260 m18.8 mi
Mount CecchinoNW230 m17.4 mi
Campgaw MountainNNW224 m22.6 mi
LeGrande HillNW219 m22.8 mi
Mount NeboN208 m19.4 mi
Poacher PeakNW185 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7566374022

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