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Macombs Dam Bridge

Macombs Dam Bridge from directly overhead

Macombs Dam Bridge is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

This honorary street name memorializes Charles Hamilton Houston.

The story

bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx, New York

Wikidata Q6724821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82821, -73.93503

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Cliffs: 43
  • Coogan's Bluff: 0.4 mi
  • Palisades: 3.2 mi
  • Palisades: 4.4 mi
  • Palisades: 6.1 mi
  • Palisades: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 43
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Loch: 2.6 mi
  • The Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Macombs Dam Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 306°268 m16.9 mi
Beech MountainNW 305°260 m18.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 305°230 m16.7 mi
Hook MountainN 2°214 m20.2 mi
Mount NeboN 2°208 m15.3 mi
Poacher PeakNW 304°185 m18.5 mi
Moon HillNW 304°180 m18.2 mi
Stony HillW 266°179 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1452454292

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