Historic site · New York
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Moynihan Train Hall, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977-01-07
- Inscription
- HERE DIED, ON JANUARY 7.1943 AT THE AGE OF 87, THE GREAT YUGOSLAV-AMERICAN SCIENTIST-INVENTOR NIKOLA TESLA, WHOSE DISCOVERIES IN THE FIELD OF ALTERNATING ELECTRIC CURRENT ADVANCED THE UNITED STATES AND THE REST OF THE WORLD INTO THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL ERA.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75261, -73.99407
- 7.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Moynihan Train Hall: 0.1 mi
- Madison Square Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Ride: 0.2 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 0.4 mi
- Times Square Ball: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Ascension: 0.2 mi
- SLA 307: 0.2 mi
- Adam and Eve: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Pearson Park: 0.2 mi
- Key Park: Bob’s Park: 0.3 mi
- The High Line Plinth: 0.4 mi
- Herald Square: 0.4 mi
- Chelsea Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Alice's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.3 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.5 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Chelsea Park Memorial: 0.4 mi
- James Gordon Bennett Monument: 0.4 mi
- Horace Greely Statue: 0.4 mi
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva: 0.5 mi
- Benito Juárez: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.4 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.4 mi
- National Academy of Design: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.3 mi
- Bird Island: 3.9 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.5 mi
- Great Hill: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 1.8 mi
- Palisades: 2.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 3.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.4 mi
- The Falls: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Nikola Tesla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 18.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 323° | 260 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 324° | 230 m | 18.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 333° | 224 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 20.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 322° | 185 m | 19.9 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 322° | 180 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11627107909
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Theater District · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
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