General Grant National Memorial
General Grant National Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 38 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rolling Benches, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
National Memorial to Ulysses Grant.
Dates from 1897-04-27.
Wikidata Q1025105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1897
- Height
- 46.9 m
- Elevation
- 38 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rolling Benches: 0.0 mi
- General Daniel Butterfield: 0.1 mi
- Reclining Woman: 0.3 mi
- Welcome to Harlem: 0.3 mi
- Scholars' Lion: 0.3 mi
- Sakura Park: 0.0 mi
- The Plaza: 0.3 mi
- CS Garden: 0.3 mi
- The Square: 0.4 mi
- Sheltering Arms Playground: 0.4 mi
- Pollinator Meadow: 0.1 mi
- Gatehouse Garden: 0.4 mi
- 113th St Playgarden: 0.6 mi
- Saint Nicholas Miracle Garden: 0.6 mi
- William B. Washington Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Nicholas Roerich Museum: 0.8 mi
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.9 mi
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial: 1.0 mi
- National Jazz Museum in Harlem: 1.1 mi
- The Africa Center: 1.4 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 1.0 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.1 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 1.1 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.2 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 1.3 mi
- Hazard Beach: 2.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.3 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.2 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.8 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.8 mi
- Great Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.2 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.4 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.2 mi
- Street Seats: 4.4 mi
- The Backyard: 5.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.4 mi
- Japanese Tori: 0.1 mi
- Amiable Child Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Alma Mater: 0.4 mi
- The Sundial: 0.4 mi
- Lenape Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Palisades: 1.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 1.8 mi
- The Palisades: 9.7 mi
- Thor: 13.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.3 mi
- The Loch: 1.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.0 mi
- Barber: 24.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of General Grant National Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 312° | 268 m | 16.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 311° | 260 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 311° | 230 m | 16.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 324° | 224 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 16.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 310° | 185 m | 18.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 310° | 180 m | 17.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 270° | 179 m | 14.7 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000055OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — General Grant National Memorial, reference 66000055, listed 10/15/66.
OpenStreetMap element way/271922197
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Fort Lee · 3 mi
- Manhattan · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 3 mi
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