- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 21.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7963, -73.9493
The Africa Center is a museum in New York, at a modelled 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Duke Ellington Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
museum in New York, New York
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q1954603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of The Africa Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 312° | 260 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 312° | 230 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 17.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 311° | 185 m | 19.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 311° | 180 m | 19.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 274° | 179 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 265° | 175 m | 17.8 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 4.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Duke Ellington Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Fort Clinton: 0.2 mi
- Nutter's Battery: 0.2 mi
- Farmers Gate: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Haswell Green Bench: 0.3 mi
Museums
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.3 mi
- Garbage museum: 0.8 mi
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.8 mi
- The Jewish Museum: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.3 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 0.5 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.9 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.5 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 0.6 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.0 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.0 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.1 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 0.5 mi
- The Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 24.2 mi
- Barber: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 3 mi
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