- Elevation, modelled
- 58 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 15.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8649, -73.9319
The Met Cloisters is a museum in New York, at a modelled 58 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
museum in New York City part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dates from 1938-05-10.
Wikidata Q1138030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1938-05-10
- Operated by
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of The Met Cloisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 298° | 268 m | 15.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 298° | 260 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 297° | 230 m | 15.6 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 313° | 224 m | 19.2 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 2° | 214 m | 17.7 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 20° | 211 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 1° | 208 m | 12.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 297° | 185 m | 17.4 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 3.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 17.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Long Hill: 0.0 mi
- Inwood Hill: 0.7 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 0.9 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.3 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 0.3 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 0.9 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 1.3 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 1.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 0.5 mi
- Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center: 1.8 mi
- Poe Cottage: 2.0 mi
- Morris-Jumel Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Fort Lee Museum at the Judge Moore House: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 2.1 mi
- Parking: 2.7 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.8 mi
- Congo Gorilla Forest: 2.9 mi
- Madagascar!: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- The Loch: 5.1 mi
- The Falls: 5.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 22.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Fort Lee · 2 mi
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Englewood · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 4 mi
- Teaneck · 5 mi
- Hackensack · 6 mi
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