Grand Central Stones
Grand Central Stones is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Cortlandt Station ruins, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.
In November 1905, the New York Central Railroad placed a series of stone samples in the open air on property the railroad controlled within Van Cortlandt Park, to assess the effects of a New York winter on the samples of granite, limestone, and marble.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 2.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Vault Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bronx High Point: 0.8 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.4 mi
- Tetards Hill: 1.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.6 mi
- Coyote: 0.5 mi
- Farragut Monument: 1.3 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 1.4 mi
- 242 St. station: 1.5 mi
- Bruce Lee Mural: 2.2 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 1.1 mi
- PS24 Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 1.4 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 1.7 mi
- Perennial and Herb Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 1.1 mi
- Glyndor Gallery: 1.2 mi
- Poe Cottage: 1.8 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 1.8 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 2.3 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 2.1 mi
- Canoe Beach: 2.4 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.9 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.7 mi
- Madagascar!: 2.7 mi
- Monkey House: 2.8 mi
- Tillotson Steps: 2.8 mi
- World of Birds: 2.8 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 4.3 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 5.1 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Van Cortlandt Park: 0.4 mi
- Orloff Plaza Train Park: 0.5 mi
- The Quadrangle: 0.5 mi
- Upper Forecourt: 0.6 mi
- Lower Forecourt: 0.6 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- The Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Raven's Rock: 14.7 mi
- Thor: 16.6 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 4.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.5 mi
- Street Seats: 10.2 mi
- The Backyard: 10.6 mi
- Van Cortlandt Station ruins: 0.2 mi
- Riverdale 9-11 Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Riverdale Monument: 0.9 mi
- World War Veterans Monument: 1.1 mi
- Wave Hill: 1.2 mi
- The Loch: 7.5 mi
- Great Falls: 15.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 16.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 8.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 13.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 22.2 mi
- Tulip Springs: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Grand Central Stones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 289° | 268 m | 16.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 290° | 260 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 288° | 230 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNE 17° | 216 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 355° | 214 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 15° | 211 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 350° | 208 m | 11.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 289° | 185 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/105480373
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 4 mi
- Englewood · 4 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Yonkers · 4 mi
- Bronxville · 5 mi
- Fort Lee · 5 mi
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