Historic site · New York
Saint Tikhon
Saint Tikhon is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Russian Orthodox Archbishop of North America 1898-1907 Consecrated & lived in St. Nicholas Cathedral. Elected patriarch of Moscow in 1917.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78817, -73.95409
- 4.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen: 0.1 mi
- John Purroy Mitchel: 0.4 mi
- Three Dancing Maidens – Untermyer Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.7 mi
- Group of Bears: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Park Avenue Malls: 0.1 mi
- Monterey Public Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sunshine Playground: 0.3 mi
- 103rd Street Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Cherry Tree Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- The Jewish Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.3 mi
- Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: 0.3 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.4 mi
- Guggenheim Museum: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 60
- Maggie's Magic Garden: 0.3 mi
- South Garden (English): 0.4 mi
- Conservatory Garden: 0.4 mi
- Center Garden (Italian): 0.4 mi
- Hope Community's Modesto "Tin" Flores Garden: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Glen Span Arch: 0.5 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.5 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 1.2 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 1.2 mi
- Bow Bridge: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.2 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Burnett Memorial Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Liu Xiaobo Memorial Bench: 0.5 mi
- Fort Clinton: 0.5 mi
- Dr. Li Wenliang Memorial Bench: 0.6 mi
- Nutter's Battery: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.3 mi
- Street Seats: 2.6 mi
- The Backyard: 6.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.2 mi
- The Palisades: 11.3 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.2 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 0.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.8 mi
- Great Falls: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 23.8 mi
- Barber: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Saint Tikhon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 315° | 268 m | 17.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 314° | 260 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 314° | 230 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 5° | 208 m | 18.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 313° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 313° | 180 m | 19.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 276° | 179 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 267° | 175 m | 17.5 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 | 20:31 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13087382861
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- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
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