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Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum from directly overhead

Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 34 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is John Purroy Mitchel, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

historic house in Manhattan, New York

Wikidata Q4756547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
23.0 m
Elevation
34 m

What to expect

Operated by
Smithsonian
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.78424, -73.95765

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Summit Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Vista Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Great Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Morris: 1.6 mi
  • Janes Hill: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 45
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 2.4 mi
  • Palisades: 3.5 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 3.5 mi
  • Palisades: 5.3 mi
  • Palisades: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Loch: 0.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 8.5 mi
  • The Falls: 9.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 316°268 m18.0 mi
Beech MountainNW 315°260 m19.1 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 315°230 m17.8 mi
Mount NeboN 5°208 m18.4 mi
Poacher PeakNW 314°185 m19.5 mi
Moon HillNW 314°180 m19.2 mi
Stony HillW 277°179 m15.1 mi
Mayapple HillW 268°175 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/266926168

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