Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Neue Galerie New York, a museum 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
research and graduate teaching school within New York University
Dates from 2006.
Wikidata Q6039808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 29.8 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Leon Levy Foundation
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Neue Galerie New York: 0.1 mi
- Guggenheim Museum: 0.2 mi
- Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Jewish Museum: 0.4 mi
- Henry Luce Nature Observatory: 0.5 mi
- Temple of Dendur: 0.1 mi
- Cleopatra's Needle: 0.3 mi
- Belvedere Castle: 0.5 mi
- Belverde: 0.5 mi
- Whisper Bench: 0.5 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.2 mi
- Group of Bears: 0.3 mi
- John Purroy Mitchel: 0.3 mi
- King Jagiello Monument: 0.3 mi
- Still Hunt: 0.4 mi
- Evans Tower Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Ruppert Park: 0.5 mi
- Park Avenue Malls: 0.6 mi
- Monterey Public Garden: 0.7 mi
- Vista Rock: 0.5 mi
- Summit Rock: 0.6 mi
- Great Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.9 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.5 mi
- Maggie's Magic Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Dene: 0.8 mi
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk: 0.9 mi
- West Side Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 0.5 mi
- Archibald’s Townhouse: 0.5 mi
- Bow Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Bethesda Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Gentoo Penguin: 1.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.5 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.1 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 4.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.0 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.0 mi
- Street Seats: 2.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 6.3 mi
- Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Palisades: 3.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 7.8 mi
- The Loch: 1.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.2 mi
- The Falls: 9.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.1 mi
- Barber: 23.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 23.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 317° | 268 m | 18.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 316° | 260 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 316° | 230 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 5° | 208 m | 18.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 315° | 185 m | 19.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 315° | 180 m | 19.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 279° | 179 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 269° | 175 m | 17.2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/266934250
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- Manhattan/Central Park · 0 mi
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 2 mi
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