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Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Remains of Early New York, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.

The story

An outdoor bronze sculpture of Horace Greeley by artist John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Richard Morris Hunt is located in City Hall Park in Manhattan, New York. Cast in 1890, the seated statue is set on a Quincy granite pedestal. It was moved to its present location in 1905.

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Wikidata Q18152491, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Height
2 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.71296, -74.00492

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
  • Grassy Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Slide Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Kings Bluff: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
Picnic sites: 42
Cliffs: 10
  • Palisades: 2.9 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.0 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 14.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 4.1 mi
  • The Loch: 6.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 15.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Horace Greeley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW268 m20.5 mi
Waughaw MountainNW263 m24.4 mi
Beech MountainNNW260 m21.5 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW230 m20.2 mi
Mount NeboN208 m23.6 mi
Poacher PeakNNW185 m21.8 mi
Moon HillNNW180 m21.5 mi
Stony HillWNW179 m14.2 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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/575213949

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