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Liberty Rock

Liberty Rock from directly overhead

Liberty Rock is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Triangle, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
We Move The Earth SAVE OUR CHILDREN TODAY OR THEY WILL HAVE NO TOMORROW
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.70314, -73.76677
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Jam Master Jay: 0.8 mi
  • A Tribe Called Quest Mural: 0.8 mi
  • St. Paul of the Cross: 1.2 mi
  • Madonna: 1.3 mi
  • Wingdale: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Welcome Center: 3.4 mi
  • JFK: 3.6 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Circle Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Unity Garden: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 49
  • Queens High Point: 4.5 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 7.2 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Janes Hill: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area D: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 4.4 mi
Lighthouses: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • Coogan's Bluff: 12.7 mi
  • Palisades: 13.8 mi
  • Palisades: 14.1 mi
  • Palisades: 14.7 mi
  • Palisades: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Binnen Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 11.1 mi
  • The Loch: 11.9 mi
  • The Falls: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Liberty Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillWSW 249°125 m19.6 mi
Jayne's HillENE 66°122 m19.5 mi
Harbor HillNE 45°106 m9.4 mi
West HillsENE 66°106 m19.2 mi
Dix HillsENE 70°92 m23.0 mi
Signal HillENE 69°90 m22.2 mi
Bronx High PointNNW 332°85 m15.3 mi
Mannetto HillsENE 68°85 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4816:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541516170767568574738
Precip in3.22.83.93.63.73.93.94.13.63.73.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11971346608

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