Historic site · New York
Whisper Bench
Whisper Bench is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Shakespeare Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Charles B. Stover | 1861 (...) 1929 | Founder of outdoor playgrounds | Who devoted his life to public service | In grateful Recognition | 1936
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77987, -73.96965
- 5.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.0 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.5 mi
- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers Garden: 0.6 mi
- West Side Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Dene: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Belverde: 0.0 mi
- Belvedere Castle: 0.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Naturalists Gate: 0.2 mi
- Cleopatra's Needle: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 0.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.2 mi
- Great Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Henry Luce Nature Observatory: 0.1 mi
- Hayden Planetarium: 0.2 mi
- Rose Center for Earth and Space: 0.2 mi
- American Museum of Natural History: 0.3 mi
- Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Romeo and Juliet: 0.1 mi
- The Tempest: 0.1 mi
- King Jagiello Monument: 0.2 mi
- Alexander von Humboldt: 0.2 mi
- Still Hunt: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Bow Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 0.5 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 0.6 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Tecumseh Playground: 0.5 mi
- West 87th Street Garden: 0.5 mi
- Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX: 0.6 mi
- Verdi Square: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.5 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.2 mi
- Street Seats: 2.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.9 mi
- The Backyard: 6.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Palisades: 2.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 4.6 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 1.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.2 mi
- The Falls: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 22.9 mi
- Barber: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Whisper Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 318° | 268 m | 17.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 317° | 260 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 317° | 230 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 7° | 208 m | 18.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 316° | 185 m | 19.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 316° | 180 m | 19.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 279° | 179 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 269° | 175 m | 16.7 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 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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