Historic site · New York
Miller Highway Remnant
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Miller Highway Remnant is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eleanor Roosevelt Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78112, -73.98765
- 5.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Septuagesimo Uno: 0.2 mi
- Seventieth Street Playground: 0.3 mi
- Verdi Square: 0.3 mi
- Sherman Square: 0.4 mi
- Tecumseh Playground: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Hammer Boy: 0.5 mi
- Le Guichet: 0.6 mi
- Reclining Figure: 0.6 mi
- The Sources of Music: 0.6 mi
- Triumph of Music: 0.6 mi
Museums
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.5 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Manhattan: 0.6 mi
- Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation: 0.7 mi
- American Museum of Natural History: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.6 mi
- Bow Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Columbus Circle: 0.9 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Great Hill: 1.9 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.8 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 4.9 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.1 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 59
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers Garden: 0.7 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.9 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Eleanor Roosevelt Monument: 0.1 mi
- New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Giuseppe Verdi Monument: 0.3 mi
- New York Central Locomotive: 0.5 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.9 mi
- Street Seats: 3.0 mi
- The Backyard: 5.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 1.7 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.3 mi
- Great Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 1.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.4 mi
- The Palisades: 12.2 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 22.0 mi
- Barber: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Miller Highway Remnant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 17.1 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 301° | 263 m | 22.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 16.9 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 21.9 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 321° | 219 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 18.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 318° | 185 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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