Historic site · New York
George Washington
George Washington is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Continental Army Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.1 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1906
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71048, -73.96047
- 9.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Continental Army Plaza: 0.0 mi
- El Puente Espíritu Tierra Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Marcy Green Center: 0.2 mi
- Marcy Green South: 0.2 mi
- Marcy Green North: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Berry Street Garden: 0.3 mi
- La Casita Verde: 0.3 mi
- Keap Fourth Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hooper Grove: 0.4 mi
- Northside Community Garden: 0.4 mi
Museums
- The City Reliquary: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Food and Drink: 0.8 mi
- Building 92: 1.1 mi
- The Bone Museum: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Bucket Conveyor: 0.4 mi
- Lounge Screw Conveyor: 0.5 mi
- Prayer: 0.6 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.6 mi
- Old crane: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.3 mi
- Bird Island: 2.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Audubon Park: 6.6 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.9 mi
Attractions
- Zohramp: 1.4 mi
- MV Schamonchi: 1.5 mi
- Jump into the Light VR Arcade: 1.6 mi
- Lower East Side Skatepark: 1.7 mi
- Jane's Carousel: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.7 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 57
- Laurel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.2 mi
- Willink Hill: 3.4 mi
- Quaker Hill: 3.5 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Jerzy Popieluszko: 1.0 mi
- Rip Aaron Swartz: 1.0 mi
- Bushwick War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Society of St. Mary of the Snow: 1.0 mi
- Joseph Studzinki Square: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.4 mi
- Street Seats: 2.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 3.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.4 mi
- The Loch: 5.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 4.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.7 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 16.7 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 21.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 325° | 230 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 23.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 323° | 185 m | 23.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 22.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 295° | 179 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 284° | 175 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1907726296
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