Historic site · New York
Ghost Bike: Michael Needham
Ghost Bike: Michael Needham is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Boston Road Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- 10 Years Old Killed by Car June 5, 2008 Rest in Peace
How to reach it
Coordinates40.86673, -73.86341
- 0.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 4.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Boston Road Garden: 0.1 mi
- Parkside Playground: 0.3 mi
- Zimmerman Memorial Playground: 0.3 mi
- Mazzei Playground: 0.4 mi
- Gun Hill Playground: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Bruce Lee Mural: 0.1 mi
- Farragut Monument: 1.8 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 2.1 mi
- Coyote: 2.3 mi
- 242 St. station: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Edible Academy: 0.7 mi
- Rockefeller Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Steere Herbarium: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 1.1 mi
- Poe Cottage: 1.6 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 3.0 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Marble Hill: 2.6 mi
- Vault Hill: 2.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 3.0 mi
- Bronx High Point: 3.0 mi
- Tetards Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 4.8 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 4.9 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 5.1 mi
Beaches
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 3.4 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 3.6 mi
- Canoe Beach: 4.3 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 4.3 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 57
- World of Birds: 1.2 mi
- Monkey House: 1.3 mi
- Madagascar!: 1.3 mi
- Birds of Prey: 1.3 mi
- Amazing Amphibians: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 52
- Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.6 mi
- The Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Raven's Rock: 16.1 mi
- Thor: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 6.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Street Seats: 9.2 mi
- The Backyard: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
- 9/11: 0.7 mi
- New York Botanical Garden: 0.8 mi
- Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite: 1.8 mi
- Westchester Square: 2.1 mi
- Van Cortlandt Station ruins: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 7.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 15.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 15.3 mi
- Great Falls: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Ghost Bike: Michael Needham. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 292° | 268 m | 18.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 293° | 260 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 291° | 230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNE 11° | 216 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 351° | 214 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 9° | 211 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 13.0 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNE 17° | 180 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5175572735
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 2 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Pelham · 4 mi
- Bronxville · 5 mi
- Yonkers · 5 mi
- Englewood · 6 mi
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