- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 19.3 miles
- Pyramid Mountain283 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway8.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7857, -74.1053
William D. McDowell Observatory is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled 4 m. Pyramid Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is WTC Memorial Cove, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of William D. McDowell Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 308° | 283 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sheep Hill | WNW 301° | 276 m | 18.2 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 339° | 268 m | 13.7 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 309° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 311° | 263 m | 17.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 337° | 260 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 339° | 230 m | 13.4 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 345° | 224 m | 19.3 mi |
- 8.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 12.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.6 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- WTC Memorial Cove: 0.1 mi
- AMVETS Carillon: 0.4 mi
- NA Historical Marker - Eckhardt Farm: 0.9 mi
- NA Historical Marker - First Steam Engine: 1.2 mi
- Laurel Hill Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Meadowlands Environment Center: 0.1 mi
- Meadowlands Museum: 2.0 mi
- Secaucus Town Museum: 2.6 mi
- Carlstadt Historic Firehouse Museum: 3.7 mi
- Nutley Museum: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 1.5 mi
- truck: 2.1 mi
- FlyNYON: 4.2 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 4.6 mi
- Brighton Asylum: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Laurel Hill: 2.1 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 2.5 mi
- Kings Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Summit Rock: 7.1 mi
- Vista Rock: 7.1 mi
Beaches
- Rutherford Waterfront Park: 3.2 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.0 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Loch: 7.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 9.9 mi
- Great Falls: 9.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 5.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 20.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 20.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Feltville Historic District: 16.4 mi
- Barber: 19.4 mi
- New City Village: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Secaucus · 2 mi
- East Rutherford · 3 mi
- Rutherford · 3 mi
- Harrison · 4 mi
- Hudson County · 4 mi
- Nutley · 4 mi
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