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Macy's Monument

Macy's Monument from directly overhead

Macy's Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Cheesecote Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cyrus Field Road, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 2.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
V. Everit Macy was a great citizen of Westchester County. He gave generously not only of his wealth, but of himself.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.02999, -73.84511

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
  • House Of Sports: 1.3 mi
  • Headless Horseman Statue: 4.2 mi
  • Philipsburg Manor: 4.2 mi
  • Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 4.2 mi
  • Garden Remants: 4.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
Gardens: 60
Beaches
Parks
  • Irvington Woods: 0.4 mi
  • Halsey Pond Park: 0.7 mi
  • VE Macy Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
Artworks
  • Great Hunger Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Current: 2.7 mi
  • Converging Vistas: 2.7 mi
  • Armstrong inventor of FM radio: 4.6 mi
  • Henry Hudson: 4.7 mi
Cliffs
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 29
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 6.8 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
  • Area B: 14.3 mi
  • Area C: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Farms Falls: 13.6 mi
  • The Loch: 17.3 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.0 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Macy's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheesecote MountainNW296 m16.0 mi
Turkey MountainN253 m15.3 mi
High TorNNW244 m12.5 mi
Dickerson MountainN237 m15.8 mi
Guard HillNNE226 m14.2 mi
Cat HillNNE221 m16.0 mi
South MountainNNW220 m12.6 mi
Chappaqua HillNNE219 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1818:54
December solstice07:1815:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13334867392

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