Historic site · New York
David Rockefeller Plaque
David Rockefeller Plaque is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Tryon Park Tablet, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-06-15
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- In recognition of the generous support David Rockefeller has given to the Fort Tryon Park trust on the occasion of this park’s 75th anniversary, this site is hereby dedicated as the David Rockefeller Linden Terrace | June 15 2010
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.86150, -73.93354
- 1.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 3.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Fort Tryon Park Tablet: 0.0 mi
- Site of Fort Tryon: 0.0 mi
- Margaret Cochran Corbin | 1751–1800: 0.1 mi
- Broadway: 0.2 mi
- Playground Addition: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Columnade: 0.1 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 0.4 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 0.8 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 1.1 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Jacob K. Javits Playground: 0.2 mi
- Gorman Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Lieutenant William Tighe Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.6 mi
- Monsignor Kett Playground: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Bonnefont Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Trie Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Cuxa Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 0.3 mi
- Riley-Levin Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
- Long Hill: 0.3 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 0.6 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.0 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.5 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 7.3 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 0.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.1 mi
- Hazard Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 1.5 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 1.9 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 2.7 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 2.8 mi
- East 165th Street steps: 2.8 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.9 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- Palisades: 4.7 mi
- The Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 6.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Street Seats: 7.7 mi
- The Backyard: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 4.8 mi
- The Falls: 5.2 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 22.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of David Rockefeller Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 299° | 268 m | 15.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 299° | 260 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 297° | 230 m | 15.6 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 314° | 224 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 3° | 214 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 20° | 211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 2° | 208 m | 13.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 298° | 185 m | 17.4 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 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1215606704
Day trips start here
- Fort Lee · 2 mi
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Englewood · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 4 mi
- Teaneck · 5 mi
- Hackensack · 6 mi
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