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East

East from directly overhead

East is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Mihiel Dock, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
During World Wars I and II, New York City and the Port of New York comprised the nation’s largest center of Coast Guard operations. Port Security specialists guarded the arrival and departure of millions of troops and thousands of tons of war material...
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.68681, -74.01725
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Beaches
Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 59
  • Grassy Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Slide Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Battle Hill: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 4.1 mi
  • Palisades: 5.7 mi
  • Palisades: 8.6 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Palisades: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.2 mi
  • The Loch: 8.0 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 25 miles of East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 334°268 m21.8 mi
Beech MountainNNW 333°260 m22.7 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 334°230 m21.5 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 331°185 m23.0 mi
Moon HillNNW 332°180 m22.7 mi
Stony HillNW 306°179 m14.7 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 293°175 m15.4 mi
Packanack MountainNW 325°144 m20.5 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 solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9289852585

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