Horace Greeley
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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.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- 10.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Remains of Early New York: 0.0 mi
- Sugar House Prison Window: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.1 mi
- The Bridewell: 0.1 mi
- Triumph of the Human Spirit: 0.1 mi
- Hall des Lumières: 0.1 mi
- Mmuseumm: 0.3 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.3 mi
- Dream House: 0.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: 0.4 mi
- Civic Fame: 0.1 mi
- Nathan Hale: 0.1 mi
- 5 in 1: 0.1 mi
- Manhattan Sentinels: 0.2 mi
- Abraham De Peyster: 0.2 mi
- City Hall Park: 0.1 mi
- Drumgoole Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Tribeca Tower Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- James Madison Plaza: 0.3 mi
- DeLury Square: 0.3 mi
- Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway: 0.1 mi
- Woolworth Building: 0.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Chapel: 0.3 mi
- Textile building: 0.3 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.3 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.2 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.2 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.3 mi
- Yoya's Park: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.0 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.9 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.5 mi
- Bird Island: 1.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.3 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.2 mi
- 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
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.0 mi
- Street Seats: 3.9 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 6.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 12.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.1 mi
- The Loch: 6.1 mi
- The Falls: 14.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Barber: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.1 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Horace Greeley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 20.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 312° | 263 m | 24.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 23.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 21.8 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 21.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 299° | 179 m | 14.2 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/575213949
Day trips start here
- Downstate New York · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 0 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 0 mi
- New York City · 0 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
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