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George Washington

George Washington from directly overhead

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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1906

How to reach it

Coordinates40.71048, -73.96047

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Museums
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
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 59
  • 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
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 4.9 mi
  • Palisades: 5.2 mi
  • Palisades: 7.0 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 8.5 mi
  • Palisades: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.4 mi
  • The Loch: 5.8 mi
  • The Falls: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 325°268 m21.8 mi
Beech MountainNW 324°260 m22.9 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 325°230 m21.6 mi
Mount NeboN 4°208 m23.5 mi
Poacher PeakNW 323°185 m23.3 mi
Moon HillNW 323°180 m22.9 mi
Stony HillWNW 295°179 m16.4 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 284°175 m17.7 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 solstice07:1715:4816:32

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1907726296

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