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Washington Irving Memorial

Washington Irving Memorial from directly overhead

Washington Irving Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragon Fountain, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze;granite

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.65904, -73.96329

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Discovery Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Umma Park: 0.4 mi
  • Water Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.4 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 50
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Palisades: 8.2 mi
  • Palisades: 10.5 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Palisades: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Binnen Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 0.5 mi
  • The Loch: 9.4 mi
  • The Falls: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 330°268 m24.8 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 330°230 m24.5 mi
Stony HillNW 306°179 m18.1 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 295°175 m18.8 mi
Packanack MountainNW 322°144 m23.8 mi
Riker HillWNW 299°134 m21.7 mi
Todt HillWSW 243°125 m8.9 mi
Crawford HillSSW 212°120 m21.8 mi

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 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9082560479

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