Statue of Liberty Museum
Statue of Liberty Museum is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial Grove, a garden 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City. The museum opened on May 16, 2019, and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty.
The story
The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City. The museum opened on May 16, 2019, and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty (formally Liberty Enlightening the World), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi which the people of France gave to the people of the United States in 1886.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2019-05-16.
Wikidata Q65070822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-05-16
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- 9/11 Memorial Grove: 0.1 mi
- Crescent Field: 0.7 mi
- Pesin Drive Grove: 0.9 mi
- North Cove Field: 1.1 mi
- Terminal Field: 1.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.1 mi
- Colgate Clock: 1.6 mi
- Governor's Island Kayaking: 1.8 mi
- Street Car: 1.9 mi
- The Genius of Communication: 2.1 mi
- Statue Of Liberty: 0.1 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 0.1 mi
- Cabin: 1.1 mi
- Moving Chains: 1.1 mi
- Beacon: 1.4 mi
- Liberation Monument: 0.5 mi
- Fort Gibson: 0.7 mi
- Columbus Monument: 1.1 mi
- South: 1.2 mi
- West: 1.3 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 0.7 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 0.7 mi
- Ellis Island Immigration Museum: 0.7 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 1.3 mi
- The Trust for Governors Island: 1.6 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 1.1 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.5 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.1 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.1 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.2 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.3 mi
- Battle Hill: 3.8 mi
- Morris Canal Peninsula Park: 1.5 mi
- General Nathanael Greene Park: 1.6 mi
- Morris Square Park: 1.7 mi
- Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park: 1.7 mi
- Paulus Hook Park: 1.8 mi
- Audubon Park: 2.4 mi
- Bird Island: 2.5 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.6 mi
- Street Seats: 6.6 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Palisades: 5.6 mi
- Palisades: 8.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 4.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.7 mi
- The Loch: 8.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
- North Tower: 20.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 14.6 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Barber: 15.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Statue of Liberty Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 338° | 268 m | 20.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 318° | 263 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 336° | 260 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 337° | 230 m | 20.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 335° | 185 m | 22.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 335° | 180 m | 21.8 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 287° | 180 m | 24.2 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 309° | 179 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 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 | 16:33 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/888758560
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Financial District · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 3 mi
- Downstate New York · 3 mi
- Hudson County · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 3 mi
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