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Giovanni Da Verrazzano

Giovanni Da Verrazzano is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Caesar Alberti Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Statue by Ettore Ximenes.

Dates from 1909.

Wikidata Q128392181, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1909-10-09
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70438, -74.01638

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
  • Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Battle Hill: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 10
  • Palisades: 3.0 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 14.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.9 mi
  • The Loch: 6.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW268 m20.7 mi
Waughaw MountainNW263 m24.4 mi
Beech MountainNNW260 m21.7 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW230 m20.4 mi
Mount NeboN208 m24.3 mi
Poacher PeakNNW185 m22.0 mi
Moon HillNNW180 m21.7 mi
Stony HillWNW179 m14.0 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6952238884

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