Historic site · New York
Titanic Memorial Lighthouse
Titanic Memorial Lighthouse is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lighthouse in New York, United States
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q6147476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 18 m
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- This lighthouse is a memorial to the passengers, officers and crew who died as heroes when the steamship Titanic sank after collision with an iceberg. Lattitude 41° 46' north, Longitude 50° 14' west, April 15, 1912. The lighthouse was originally erected b
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70740, -74.00386
- 10.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Titanic Memorial Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- First Edison Underground Central Station System: 0.0 mi
- Lillian Grolitzer Community Room: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.3 mi
- George Washington: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Titanic Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Pearl Street Playground: 0.0 mi
- South Street Seaport Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Imagination Playground: 0.1 mi
- Peck Slip: 0.1 mi
Museums
- South Street Seaport Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.3 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.4 mi
- Hall des Lumières: 0.4 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- South Street Seaport: 0.1 mi
- Wavertree: 0.2 mi
- Ambrose: 0.2 mi
- PIER 17: 0.2 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Two: 0.2 mi
- Shadows and Flags: 0.2 mi
- The Wall Street: 0.2 mi
- Group of Four Trees: 0.3 mi
- Shadow Garden: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.2 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.5 mi
- Max Family Garden: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 0.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 0.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 60
- Grassy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.8 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.0 mi
- Street Seats: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Ambergill Falls: 3.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.7 mi
- The Loch: 6.5 mi
- The Falls: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Titanic Memorial Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 20.8 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 312° | 263 m | 24.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 23.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 22.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 300° | 179 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1127609567
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- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
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