Riverdale Monument
Riverdale Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Tower Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Historic tower in the Bronx, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q14707223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 2.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bell Tower Park: 0.0 mi
- MacLaughlin Playground: 0.2 mi
- Brust Park: 0.2 mi
- Lower Forecourt: 0.3 mi
- Upper Forecourt: 0.3 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 0.2 mi
- PS24 Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bruce Reynolds Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 1.8 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 2.1 mi
- Coyote: 0.5 mi
- Farragut Monument: 2.2 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 2.2 mi
- Columnade: 2.3 mi
- 242 St. station: 2.3 mi
- Glyndor Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 1.7 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 1.7 mi
- Poe Cottage: 1.8 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 2.1 mi
- Bronx High Point: 0.7 mi
- Tetards Hill: 0.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 0.8 mi
- Marble Hill: 0.9 mi
- Vault Hill: 1.0 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.3 mi
- Canoe Beach: 1.5 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 1.8 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.0 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 5.1 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.0 mi
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.9 mi
- Madagascar!: 3.0 mi
- Monkey House: 3.0 mi
- Amazing Amphibians: 3.0 mi
- World of Birds: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 1.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.2 mi
- The Palisades: 4.3 mi
- Raven's Rock: 15.1 mi
- Thor: 15.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 4.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.1 mi
- The Backyard: 9.8 mi
- Street Seats: 9.8 mi
- Ruins of Seton Hospital: 0.5 mi
- Wave Hill: 0.6 mi
- Henry Hudson Monument: 0.7 mi
- Van Cortlandt Station ruins: 0.8 mi
- Riverdale 9-11 Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Loch: 7.1 mi
- Great Falls: 14.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 8.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 22.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Riverdale Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 290° | 268 m | 16.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 291° | 260 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 289° | 230 m | 16.1 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 307° | 224 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNE 19° | 216 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 358° | 214 m | 16.0 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 18° | 211 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 355° | 208 m | 11.1 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 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 11000967OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Riverdale--Spuyten Duyvil--Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower, reference 11000967, listed 01/03/12.
OpenStreetMap element way/485965904
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