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West 157th Street

West 157th Street from directly overhead

West 157th Street is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ilka Tanya Payán Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

This honorary street name memorializes Juan M. Díaz

The story

New York City IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line subway station

Wikidata Q2049816, matched on coordinates and name (100 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83346, -73.94341

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Cliffs
  • Coogan's Bluff: 0.2 mi
  • Palisades: 3.0 mi
  • Palisades: 4.0 mi
  • Palisades: 6.0 mi
  • Palisades: 8.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Beaches
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 45
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Loch: 2.8 mi
  • The Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of West 157th Street. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 306°268 m16.3 mi
Beech MountainNW 305°260 m17.5 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 304°230 m16.2 mi
Hook MountainN 4°214 m19.9 mi
Mount NeboN 3°208 m14.9 mi
Poacher PeakNW 304°185 m18.0 mi
Moon HillNW 304°180 m17.6 mi
Stony HillW 265°179 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/551646028

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