Historic site · New York
Grieg
Grieg is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carl Maria von Weber, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.65860, -73.96411
- 12.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Concert Grove: 0.0 mi
- Umma Park: 0.4 mi
- Winthrop Playground: 0.5 mi
- Jackie Robinson Playground: 0.6 mi
- Captain Oakley Junior Square: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Camperdown Elm: 0.1 mi
- Drummer's Grove: 0.2 mi
- Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Red Panda: 0.4 mi
- Porcupine: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Umma Park: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Garden: 0.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Water Garden: 0.4 mi
- Caton Migration Garden: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.4 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.9 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 0.9 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.2 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.5 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.5 mi
- Gerritsen Beach: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Dragon Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Panther: 0.8 mi
- OY/YO: 0.9 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.9 mi
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 3.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.9 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.0 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.2 mi
- Rookery: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Carl Maria von Weber: 0.0 mi
- Moore: 0.0 mi
- Beethoven: 0.0 mi
- Washington Irving Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mozart: 0.1 mi
Peaks: 48
- Breeze Hill: 0.1 mi
- Willink Hill: 0.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.4 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.4 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.6 mi
- Street Seats: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 7.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 18.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 19.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Binnen Falls: 0.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 0.5 mi
- The Loch: 9.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.8 mi
- North Tower: 18.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grieg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 306° | 179 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 295° | 175 m | 18.7 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 322° | 144 m | 23.8 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 299° | 134 m | 21.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 8.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 212° | 120 m | 21.8 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 | 15:49 | 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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2645523675
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- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 4 mi
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