The Trust for Governors Island
The Trust for Governors Island is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Jay, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
island in Manhattan, New York, United States
Wikidata Q1190547, matched on coordinates and name (488 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Jay: 0.1 mi
- West: 0.3 mi
- East: 0.4 mi
- St. Mihiel Dock: 0.6 mi
- East Coast Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Governor's Island Kayaking: 0.2 mi
- The Genius of Communication: 0.8 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.9 mi
- New York Stock Exchange: 1.0 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 1.1 mi
- Commanding Officer's Quarters: 0.2 mi
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.8 mi
- Skyscraper Museum: 0.9 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 1.0 mi
- Grassy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Slide Hill: 0.6 mi
- Outlook Hill: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Hill: 0.7 mi
- Battle Hill: 2.8 mi
- Coast Guard Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Moving Chains: 0.6 mi
- Porkchop, the bulldog bootlegger: 0.6 mi
- Eagle: 0.7 mi
- Cabin: 0.7 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 0.7 mi
- Exploratory Marsh: 0.8 mi
- Urban Meadow: 0.8 mi
- Backyard Garden: 0.8 mi
- South Brooklyn Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Battery Park: 0.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Coenties Slip: 0.8 mi
- The Elevated Acre: 0.8 mi
- Bowling Green: 0.9 mi
- Bird Island: 0.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.8 mi
- Audubon Park: 3.9 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 5.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.9 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.6 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 2.7 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.0 mi
- Freedom Field: 2.3 mi
- Street Seats: 5.3 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 5.3 mi
- Palisades: 8.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Palisades: 14.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.4 mi
- The Loch: 7.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 19.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Barber: 16.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.4 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Trust for Governors Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 334° | 268 m | 21.4 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 315° | 263 m | 24.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 332° | 260 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 333° | 230 m | 21.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 331° | 185 m | 22.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 331° | 180 m | 22.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 305° | 179 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 291° | 175 m | 15.3 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4080363530
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 2 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 2 mi
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