Historic site · New York
General José Artigas
General José Artigas is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997-09-24
- Height
- 4.7 m
- Material
- bronze;uruguayan_black_granite;pink_granite
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.72492, -74.00453
- 9.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Spring Street Park: 0.0 mi
- Vesuvio Playground: 0.1 mi
- Freeman Plaza North: 0.1 mi
- Freeman Plaza East: 0.1 mi
- Urban Park: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- New York Subway Stations: 0.1 mi
- Octetra: 0.1 mi
- Game Inside the Game: 0.2 mi
- New York Earth Room: 0.3 mi
- Time Landscape: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Color Factory: 0.1 mi
- King of Green Street: 0.2 mi
- Queen of Green Street: 0.3 mi
- SoHo: 0.3 mi
- Little Singer Building: 0.3 mi
Museums
- New York City Fire Museum: 0.1 mi
- Jackie Robinson Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Drawing Center: 0.2 mi
- Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Museum of African Art: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Juan Pablo Duarte: 0.2 mi
- San Remo Cafe: 0.4 mi
- Reverand Antonio Demo C.S.: 0.4 mi
- Charly García Corner: 0.5 mi
- Rt. Rev. John Dubois, 3rd Bishop of New York, burial marker: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Charlton Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Yoya's Park: 0.3 mi
- Greenstreets: 0.3 mi
- School Garden of City-As: 0.3 mi
- Winston Churchill Square Garden: 0.4 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.6 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 2.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.5 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Grassy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.8 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.9 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.1 mi
- Street Seats: 3.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Palisades: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.8 mi
- The Loch: 5.4 mi
- The Falls: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of General José Artigas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 329° | 268 m | 19.8 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 310° | 263 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 328° | 260 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 22.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 326° | 185 m | 21.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 327° | 180 m | 20.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 296° | 179 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2477560532
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