Historic site · New York
Hess Triangle
Hess Triangle is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwich Village, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Small plot of land in New York City.
Wikidata Q18148743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- Property of the Hess Estate which has never been dedicated for public purposes.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates40.73351, -74.00307
- 8.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Greenwich Village: 0.0 mi
- Carrie Bradshaw’s Townhouse: 0.1 mi
- Gay Street: 0.1 mi
- Friends Building: 0.1 mi
- Hangman's Elm: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Christopher Park: 0.0 mi
- Sheridan Square Garden: 0.1 mi
- McCarthy Square: 0.1 mi
- West Fourth Street Courts: 0.2 mi
- Jefferson Market Garden: 0.2 mi
Gardens
- Grove Court: 0.2 mi
- Golden Swan Garden: 0.2 mi
- Winston Churchill Square Garden: 0.3 mi
- The New School (Lang College) Park: 0.3 mi
- School Garden of City-As: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Tiles for America: 0.2 mi
- Margaret Loeb Kempner: 0.4 mi
- Game Inside the Game: 0.4 mi
- Giuseppe Garibaldi: 0.4 mi
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Center for Architecture: 0.4 mi
- The Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.4 mi
- Whitney Museum of American Art: 0.5 mi
- Rubin Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.2 mi
- Bird Island: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Hill: 3.4 mi
- Outlook Hill: 3.4 mi
- Slide Hill: 3.4 mi
- Discovery Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Gay Liberation Monument: 0.0 mi
- General Philip Henry Sheridan Statue: 0.0 mi
- Stonewall Inn: 0.1 mi
- Reverand Antonio Demo C.S.: 0.2 mi
- New York City AIDS Memorial: 0.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.7 mi
- Street Seats: 3.1 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 4.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.6 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 18.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 19.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Hess Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 328° | 268 m | 19.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 308° | 268 m | 24.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 309° | 263 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 327° | 260 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 327° | 230 m | 19.0 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 335° | 224 m | 24.5 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NNW 327° | 219 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 22.2 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 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 0 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
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