National Museum of Mathematics
National Museum of Mathematics is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Sex, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
This museum highlights the role of mathematics in illuminating the patterns and structures all around us. The Museum occasionally closes early, closes for the day, or has limited hours. Please check the Visit page for further details.
The story
mathematics museum in New York City
Dates from 2009-11-17.
Wikidata Q6940939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Museum of Sex: 0.0 mi
- Poster House: 0.3 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.3 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.4 mi
- Yeshiva University Museum: 0.5 mi
- Admiral David Glasgow Farragut: 0.1 mi
- Chester Alan Arthur: 0.1 mi
- William Henry Seward Monument: 0.2 mi
- Roscoe Conkling: 0.2 mi
- Triad: 0.3 mi
- Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground: 0.1 mi
- New York Life Insurance Company War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- General Worth Monument: 0.1 mi
- New York Life Insurance Company Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bishop Nekolay: 0.1 mi
- Worth Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Madison Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Greeley Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Gramercy Park: 0.4 mi
- Chelsea Flea Market: 0.1 mi
- Cocktail Kingdom: 0.2 mi
- Flatiron District: 0.2 mi
- Flatiron Building: 0.2 mi
- The Friends Experience: 0.3 mi
- Gandhi Garden: 0.6 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.7 mi
- The New School (Lang College) Park: 0.8 mi
- Asser Levy Sidewalk Arboretum: 0.8 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 1.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Bird Island: 3.3 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.7 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Great Hill: 4.0 mi
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 4.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
- The Loch: 3.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.8 mi
- The Falls: 12.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.3 mi
- Barber: 20.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of National Museum of Mathematics. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 19.2 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 324° | 230 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 21.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 322° | 185 m | 20.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 20.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 290° | 179 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4252536496
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
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