New York Transit Museum
New York Transit Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Undeground museum in disused subway tunnel. Main entrance on Schermerhorn Street at Boerum Place, wheelchair-accessible entrance on Schermerhorn Street at Court Street
The story
museum in New York City, USA
Dates from 1976-07-04.
Wikidata Q1503777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- MTA
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Columbus Park: 0.2 mi
- Abolitionist Place: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Commons: 0.3 mi
- Henry Street Park III: 0.3 mi
- Cobble Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington A. Roebling: 0.2 mi
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher Monument: 0.3 mi
- McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Statue of Christopher Columbus: 0.2 mi
- Balanced Cylinders: 0.3 mi
- Unity: 0.4 mi
- Pageant: 0.5 mi
- Turning Stone: 0.7 mi
- Hoyt Street Garden: 0.2 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.4 mi
- Wyckoff Bond Garden: 0.4 mi
- Willowtown Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- David Foulke Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Center for Brooklyn History: 0.3 mi
- The Biggie Experience: 0.6 mi
- Vistor Center: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts: 0.9 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Mosaic House: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.7 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.0 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.6 mi
- Bird Island: 0.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.1 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.2 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 6.4 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.8 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.6 mi
- Street Seats: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 4.6 mi
- Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 8.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Palisades: 14.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 2.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.3 mi
- The Loch: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 15.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.0 mi
- Barber: 17.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New York Transit Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 22.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 25.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 23.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 23.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 302° | 179 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 290° | 175 m | 16.6 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/368061648
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 0 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 2 mi
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