Wave Hill
Wave Hill is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Glyndor Gallery, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Organization in New York, United States.
Dates from 1843.
Wikidata Q3089144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Glyndor Gallery: 0.0 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 2.2 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 2.2 mi
- Poe Cottage: 2.4 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 2.5 mi
- Bronx High Point: 0.4 mi
- Vault Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tetards Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.3 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 0.5 mi
- PS24 Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bruce Reynolds Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 2.4 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 2.5 mi
- Coyote: 1.0 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 2.4 mi
- 242 St. station: 2.4 mi
- Farragut Monument: 2.5 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 2.5 mi
- Canoe Beach: 1.2 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.6 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 1.8 mi
- Huylers Beach: 2.0 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.0 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 4.9 mi
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 6.0 mi
- Ravensdale Woods: 6.4 mi
- Tenafly Historic Railroad Station: 3.3 mi
- Birds of Prey: 3.5 mi
- Madagascar!: 3.6 mi
- Monkey House: 3.6 mi
- Amazing Amphibians: 3.7 mi
- Riverdale Park: 0.2 mi
- Frank S Hackett Park: 0.4 mi
- Delafield Park: 0.5 mi
- Jones Lawn: 0.6 mi
- Bell Tower Park: 0.6 mi
- Palisades: 1.6 mi
- The Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Raven's Rock: 14.6 mi
- Thor: 15.6 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 3.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.6 mi
- The Backyard: 9.9 mi
- Area B: 10.3 mi
- Riverdale 9-11 Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Riverdale Monument: 0.6 mi
- Ruins of Seton Hospital: 0.8 mi
- Henry Hudson Monument: 1.1 mi
- Van Cortlandt Station ruins: 1.2 mi
- The Loch: 7.6 mi
- Great Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 22.2 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Wave Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 289° | 268 m | 15.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 290° | 260 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 287° | 230 m | 15.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 306° | 224 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNE 20° | 216 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 359° | 214 m | 15.4 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 20° | 211 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 356° | 208 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83001646OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/171554773
Day trips start here
- Englewood · 3 mi
- Bronx · 4 mi
- Fort Lee · 4 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Yonkers · 4 mi
- Bronxville · 5 mi
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