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George Washington

George Washington is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Ordinance, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

George Washington is a large bronze sculpture of George Washington by John Quincy Adams Ward, installed on the front steps of Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street in New York City.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1883.

Wikidata Q17182872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
bronze

What to expect

Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70711, -74.01047

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
  • Grassy Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 3.0 mi
  • Palisades: 4.4 mi
  • Palisades: 7.1 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.5 mi
  • Palisades: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.9 mi
  • The Loch: 6.6 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of George Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 332°268 m20.7 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 313°263 m24.5 mi
Beech MountainNNW 330°260 m21.7 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 331°230 m20.4 mi
Mount NeboN 10°208 m24.0 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 329°185 m22.0 mi
Moon HillNNW 329°180 m21.7 mi
Stony HillWNW 301°179 m14.2 mi

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 solstice07:1715:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2808008154

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