- Elevation, modelled
- 33 m
- Tallest summit within 22.5 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7793, -73.9688
Henry Luce Nature Observatory is a museum in New York, at a modelled 33 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Belvedere Castle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Henry Luce Nature Observatory. 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 | 18.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 316° | 185 m | 19.4 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 |
- 5.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 5.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Belvedere Castle: 0.0 mi
- Belverde: 0.0 mi
- Whisper Bench: 0.1 mi
- Cleopatra's Needle: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 0.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.3 mi
- Great Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 2.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Bow Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 0.4 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 0.5 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.7 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: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 1.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.1 mi
- The Falls: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 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
| 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 East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
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