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Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56

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Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56 from directly overhead

Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56 is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Nike Missile Silo Area, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 28 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.43362, -73.98572

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Nike Missile Silo Area: 0.1 mi
  • Halyburton Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Former Balloon Hangar: 1.4 mi
  • Battery Arrowsmith: 1.4 mi
  • Nike Missile: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Parterre (Rose Garden): 8.0 mi
  • Composting Demo: 8.1 mi
  • Bonsai Display: 8.1 mi
  • Japanese Themed Garden: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 32
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fallkill Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 16.0 mi
  • The Loch: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Palisades: 21.6 mi
  • Palisades: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillNNW 330°125 m13.4 mi
Crawford HillWSW 255°120 m10.9 mi
Telegraph HillWSW 255°106 m10.2 mi
Beacon HillWSW 252°82 m13.2 mi
Throck Morton HillSW 219°81 m16.2 mi
Cranberry HillSW 217°74 m14.6 mi
Lippincort HillSSW 211°72 m14.4 mi
Highlands of NavesinkSSW 197°71 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2719:4920:30
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1615:5016:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541506069757468564638
Precip in4.23.34.33.94.14.34.46.34.34.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/39680626

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