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Nicholas Roerich Museum

Nicholas Roerich Museum from directly overhead

Nicholas Roerich Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Franz Sigel Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

museum in New York City

Dates from 1923.

Wikidata Q7026138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
21.1 m

What to expect

Fee
donation
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80291, -73.96902

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Great Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Morris: 1.3 mi
  • Summit Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Vista Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Janes Hill: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches
Picnic sites: 44
Cliffs: 16
  • Palisades: 1.2 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 2.6 mi
  • Palisades: 3.6 mi
  • Palisades: 5.7 mi
  • Palisades: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • The Loch: 0.7 mi
  • The Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Nicholas Roerich Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 314°268 m16.7 mi
Beech MountainNW 313°260 m17.8 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 313°230 m16.5 mi
Mount NeboN 7°208 m17.1 mi
Poacher PeakNW 312°185 m18.2 mi
Moon HillNW 312°180 m17.9 mi
Stony HillW 273°179 m14.4 mi
Mayapple HillW 263°175 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:32
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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/271205008

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