Historic site · New York
Unisphere
Unisphere is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Steel structure in Queens, New York
Dates from 1964.
Wikidata Q717956, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- steel
- Inscription
- Dedicated to man’s aspirations toward peace through mutual understanding and symbolizing his achievements in an expanding universe
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74677, -73.84479
- 5.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Unisphere: 0.0 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 0.1 mi
- Free Form: 0.1 mi
- Column of Jerash: 0.1 mi
- Rocket Thrower: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Unisphere: 0.0 mi
- Unisphere: 0.0 mi
- Unisphere: 0.1 mi
- Observation Towers: 0.2 mi
- Avenue of Aces: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- America-Israel Friendship Grove: 0.1 mi
- Arthur Ashe Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Althea Gibson Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Garden of Meditation: 0.3 mi
- Queens Botanical Garden: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Queens Museum: 0.1 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 0.4 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 1.0 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.5 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Sea Lion Store & Cafe: 0.2 mi
- Coyote: 0.2 mi
- Pudu: 0.2 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.2 mi
- Aviary: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Corona Golf Playground: 0.5 mi
- William F Moore Park: 0.6 mi
- Greenstreets: 0.6 mi
- Flushing Creek Waterfront Park: 0.8 mi
- Louis Armstrong Playground: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.3 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.5 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.7 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.2 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 6.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.0 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 8.2 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 8.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area D: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Unisphere. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 310° | 268 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 309° | 230 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 348° | 208 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 282° | 179 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 23.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 12° | 156 m | 22.6 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 0° | 147 m | 23.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 2° | 140 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| 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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11825855198
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 1 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 2 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Queens · 5 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 5 mi
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