Historic site · New York
Franz Sigel Memorial
Franz Sigel Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicholas Roerich Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1907
How to reach it
Coordinates40.80229, -73.97010
- 3.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Nicholas Roerich Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Africa Center: 1.2 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 1.2 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 1.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Manhattan: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Straus Monument: 0.1 mi
- Samuel J. Tilden Statue: 0.3 mi
- The Peace Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.4 mi
- Seven Generations: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Straus Park: 0.1 mi
- Bloomingdale Playground: 0.3 mi
- Minerva Bernadino Green Street: 0.3 mi
- Julia Gabriel People's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Anibal Aviles Playground: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Firemen's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Kossuth Lajos Statue: 0.3 mi
- Carrere Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Lenape Memorial: 0.5 mi
- The Sundial: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Pulpit Green: 0.4 mi
- 113th St Playgarden: 0.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Mobilization for Change Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- La Perla Garden: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Glen Span Arch: 0.8 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.9 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 1.4 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.8 mi
- Bow Bridge: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.0 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.9 mi
- Hazard Beach: 3.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.4 mi
- Street Seats: 3.8 mi
- The Backyard: 5.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Palisades: 1.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.5 mi
- Palisades: 5.6 mi
- Palisades: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 0.8 mi
- The Falls: 9.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 23.4 mi
- Barber: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Franz Sigel Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 314° | 268 m | 16.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 314° | 260 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 313° | 230 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 17.2 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 312° | 185 m | 18.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 312° | 180 m | 17.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 273° | 179 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 263° | 175 m | 16.8 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 | 07:17 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1687727635
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- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 2 mi
- Fort Lee · 3 mi
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