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The Flywheel: A Monument to Piermont's Industrial Past

The Flywheel: A Monument to Piermont's Industrial Past from directly overhead

The Flywheel: A Monument to Piermont's Industrial Past is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Squirrel Swamp Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Parelli Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

Village in Rockland County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q3452405, matched on coordinates and name (376 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.04160, -73.91461

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
  • Leaping Sturgeon: 2.3 mi
  • The Flux of Being: 2.6 mi
  • Approach: 2.8 mi
  • Tappan Zee: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Anthony Holding Baby Jesus: 3.0 mi
Museums
Attractions: 60
  • House Of Sports: 3.9 mi
  • Philipsburg Manor: 4.2 mi
  • Headless Horseman Statue: 4.3 mi
  • Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 4.3 mi
  • Garden Remants: 5.3 mi
Parks
Gardens: 59
Beaches
Historic sites: 57
Cliffs
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 23
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 6.5 mi
  • Area B: 11.5 mi
  • Area C: 11.5 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Farms Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.2 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 19.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of The Flywheel: A Monument to Piermont's Industrial Past. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Squirrel Swamp MountainNW378 m13.9 mi
Limekiln MountainNW342 m13.6 mi
Panther MountainNW334 m13.4 mi
Horse Chock MountainNNW330 m13.8 mi
Catamount MountainNW325 m13.1 mi
Horse Stable MountainNW325 m13.1 mi
Ramapo MountainsNW317 m13.2 mi
Cheesecote MountainNNW296 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5120:32
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1815:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9316622808

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