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Washington A. Roebling

Washington A. Roebling from directly overhead

Washington A. Roebling is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1973
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.69361, -73.98989
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Juneteenth Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Bridge Plaza Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Hoyt Street Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Willowtown Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Exploratory Marsh: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 58
  • Grassy Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 4.4 mi
  • Palisades: 5.5 mi
  • Palisades: 8.0 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 10.0 mi
  • Palisades: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 2.5 mi
  • The Loch: 7.2 mi
  • The Falls: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington A. Roebling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 330°268 m22.0 mi
Beech MountainNNW 329°260 m23.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 330°230 m21.7 mi
Mount NeboN 8°208 m24.8 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 328°185 m23.3 mi
Moon HillNNW 328°180 m23.0 mi
Stony HillWNW 302°179 m15.6 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 289°175 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8309551645

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