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Minerva and the Altar to Liberty

Minerva and the Altar to Liberty from directly overhead

Minerva and the Altar to Liberty is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1920
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.65725, -73.98938
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Parks
Museums
Attractions
  • Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 1.0 mi
  • Hammerhead Peninsula: 1.1 mi
  • Camperdown Elm: 1.3 mi
  • Hamadryas Baboon: 1.4 mi
  • Tufted Deer: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 52
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Palisades: 7.9 mi
  • Palisades: 10.5 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 12.4 mi
  • Palisades: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fallkill Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 1.3 mi
  • The Loch: 9.6 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 333°268 m24.2 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 333°230 m24.0 mi
Stony HillNW 309°179 m17.1 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 297°175 m17.6 mi
Packanack MountainNW 325°144 m23.0 mi
Riker HillWNW 301°134 m20.6 mi
Long HillW 277°126 m23.7 mi
Todt HillWSW 239°125 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1153891915

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