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
- 10.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- General George Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge: 0.0 mi
- Fearless Girl: 0.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.1 mi
- Group of Four Trees: 0.1 mi
- John Watts: 0.1 mi
- New York Stock Exchange: 0.0 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.2 mi
- The Genius of Communication: 0.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Chapel: 0.3 mi
- Woolworth Building: 0.4 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.1 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.3 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Louise Nevelson Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Zuccotti Park: 0.2 mi
- The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden: 0.2 mi
- Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Bowling Green: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.3 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.5 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.7 mi
- Max Family Garden: 0.9 mi
- Bird Island: 0.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.0 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.1 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Northwest Ordinance: 0.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 0.1 mi
- Astor Cross: 0.1 mi
- Memory of Robert C. Bedding and Joseph P. Graffagnino: 0.2 mi
- George T Delacorte: 0.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 2.6 mi
- Street Seats: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 14.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.9 mi
- 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
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Barber: 17.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of George Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 332° | 268 m | 20.7 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 313° | 263 m | 24.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 330° | 260 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 331° | 230 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 24.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 329° | 185 m | 22.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 329° | 180 m | 21.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 301° | 179 m | 14.2 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2808008154
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Financial District · 0 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 1 mi
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