- Elevation, modelled
- 27 m
- Tallest summit within 22.4 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7810, -73.9743
American Museum of Natural History is a museum in New York, at a modelled 27 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. In Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 interconnected buildings.
natural history museum in Manhattan, New York
Dates from 1869-04-06.
Wikidata Q217717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1869-04-06
- Height
- 46 m
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of American Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 318° | 268 m | 17.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 317° | 260 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 317° | 230 m | 17.3 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 328° | 224 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 18.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 316° | 185 m | 19.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 316° | 180 m | 18.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 279° | 179 m | 14.2 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation: 0.0 mi
- Hayden Planetarium: 0.1 mi
- Rose Center for Earth and Space: 0.1 mi
- NYC Barber Shop Museum: 0.3 mi
- Henry Luce Nature Observatory: 0.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Nobel Monument: 0.1 mi
- Naturalists Gate: 0.1 mi
- Whisper Bench: 0.3 mi
- Belverde: 0.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 0.3 mi
- Great Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.3 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Bow Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 0.7 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.8 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.1 mi
- The Loch: 1.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.3 mi
- The Falls: 10.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.7 mi
- Barber: 22.8 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
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