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Madame Tussauds New York

Madame Tussauds New York from directly overhead

Madame Tussauds New York is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripley's Believe It or Not!, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

wax figure museum in New York City, New York, U.S.

Wikidata Q21903395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.75628, -73.98841

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Gardens
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 2.0 mi
  • Palisades: 3.0 mi
  • Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Palisades: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • The Loch: 3.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.6 mi
  • The Falls: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Madame Tussauds New York. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 324°268 m18.4 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 305°263 m23.2 mi
Beech MountainNW 322°260 m19.5 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 323°230 m18.2 mi
Campgaw MountainNNW 332°224 m23.4 mi
Mount NeboN 9°208 m20.5 mi
Poacher PeakNW 321°185 m19.9 mi
Moon HillNW 321°180 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/586476446

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