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Riverdale Monument

Riverdale Monument from directly overhead

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

Coordinates40.88926, -73.90833

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Beaches
Attractions
Cliffs
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 43
Waterfalls: 13
  • The Falls: 3.6 mi
  • The Loch: 7.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Riverdale Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainWNW 290°268 m16.1 mi
Beech MountainWNW 291°260 m17.3 mi
Mount CecchinoWNW 289°230 m16.1 mi
Hook MountainN 358°214 m16.0 mi
Buttermilk HillNNE 18°211 m16.1 mi
Mount NeboN 355°208 m11.1 mi
Poacher PeakWNW 291°185 m17.8 mi
Reynolds HillNNE 26°180 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1815:4816:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343642536373787770584839
Precip in3.73.24.43.94.14.64.44.84.64.13.44.7

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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