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The Rising

The Rising, a historic site in New York
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The Rising is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kensico Dam Plaza, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

The Rising is a memorial located in the Kensico Dam Plaza of Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, created by architect Frederic Schwartz. It stands against the backdrop of Kensico Dam, commemorating the September 11 attacks on America and remembering in a special way the men and women from Westchester County who were victims of those attacks.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7760905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.07237, -73.76559

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kensico Dam Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Davis Brook Park: 0.3 mi
  • Miller Hill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Travis Hill Park: 1.7 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Kennelwood Hill: 0.5 mi
  • High Point: 2.1 mi
  • Reynolds Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Cooney Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Beaver Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Cliffs
Museums
Gardens
  • Dooryard Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Stream Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Birch Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Fall Garden: 4.4 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Current: 5.1 mi
  • Converging Vistas: 5.2 mi
  • Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 5.2 mi
  • Great Hunger Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • José Martí: 6.8 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 23
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 11.7 mi
  • The Meadow: 12.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Farms Falls: 8.6 mi
  • The Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Cascade: 20.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 20.4 mi
  • The Loch: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of The Rising. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey MountainN 352°253 m12.3 mi
High TorNW 307°244 m13.1 mi
Dickerson MountainNNW 338°237 m13.9 mi
French HillN 354°236 m13.6 mi
Mount AspetongNNE 30°229 m12.4 mi
Guard HillNNE 20°226 m9.8 mi
Cat HillN 358°221 m12.7 mi
South MountainNW 308°220 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:5020:32
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1815:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1300779665

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