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West 170th Street

West 170th Street from directly overhead

West 170th Street is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West 169th Street, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

Mary Jane Matos volunteered for the deaf and blind in high school and volunteered in the Jr. Red Cross at East 19th Street Hospital. She became an Auxiliary Police Officer in the 34th Precinct for five years. She also worked for the Board of Education and

How to reach it

Coordinates40.84295, -73.94046

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Cliffs
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 43
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Loch: 3.5 mi
  • The Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of West 170th Street. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainWNW 303°268 m16.1 mi
Beech MountainWNW 303°260 m17.2 mi
Mount CecchinoWNW 302°230 m15.9 mi
Hook MountainN 3°214 m19.2 mi
Buttermilk HillNNE 20°211 m19.7 mi
Mount NeboN 3°208 m14.3 mi
Poacher PeakWNW 302°185 m17.7 mi
Moon HillWNW 302°180 m17.4 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 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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/242514169

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