National Museum of the American Indian
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National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is America, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
The National Museum of the American Indian–New York, the George Gustav Heye Center, is a branch of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in Manhattan, New York City. The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The center features contemporary and historical exhibits of art and artifacts by and about Native Americans. The center has its origin in the Museum of the American Indian founded by George Heye in 1916. It became part of the national museum and Smithsonian in 1987.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q5539979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- America: 0.0 mi
- Europe: 0.0 mi
- Asia: 0.0 mi
- Africa: 0.0 mi
- John Ericsson: 0.0 mi
- Ancient Cannon: 0.0 mi
- Bowling Green Fence: 0.0 mi
- Netherland Monument: 0.1 mi
- Bowling Green Marker: 0.1 mi
- George T Delacorte: 0.1 mi
- Bowling Green: 0.1 mi
- Battery Park: 0.1 mi
- Coenties Slip: 0.2 mi
- Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza: 0.2 mi
- The Genius of Communication: 0.1 mi
- New York Stock Exchange: 0.2 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.4 mi
- Saint Paul's Chapel: 0.6 mi
- Wavertree: 0.6 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.1 mi
- Skyscraper Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.3 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: 0.5 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.6 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.8 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 0.9 mi
- Wedding Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bird Island: 0.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.3 mi
- Audubon Park: 3.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.2 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.3 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.4 mi
- Battle Hill: 3.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 2.4 mi
- Street Seats: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 4.6 mi
- Palisades: 7.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Palisades: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.8 mi
- The Loch: 6.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Barber: 17.5 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of National Museum of the American Indian. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 332° | 268 m | 20.8 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 313° | 263 m | 24.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 331° | 260 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 332° | 230 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 11° | 208 m | 24.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 330° | 185 m | 22.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 330° | 180 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 302° | 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 | 15:49 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368061337
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Financial District · 0 mi
- Downstate New York · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 1 mi
- New York City · 1 mi
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