Park · New York
Herald Square
Herald Square is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is James Gordon Bennett Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75031, -73.98766
- 7.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- James Gordon Bennett Monument: 0.0 mi
- Horace Greely Statue: 0.1 mi
- “The Engineers Club”: 0.3 mi
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva: 0.3 mi
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Greeley Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Pearson Park: 0.2 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Pershing Square: 0.5 mi
- Worth Square Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Zerospace: 0.1 mi
- Jesus the Beggar: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Needle Threading A Button: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
Museums
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.1 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.4 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Sex: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Empire State Building: 0.1 mi
- NY Skyride: 0.2 mi
- Le Carrousel: 0.3 mi
- Madison Square Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Lobby Garden: 0.4 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.7 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Amster Yard: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.0 mi
- Bird Island: 3.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.6 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.2 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.4 mi
- Great Hill: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 3.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.2 mi
- The Falls: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Herald Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 324° | 268 m | 18.8 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 23.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 323° | 260 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 18.5 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 20.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 322° | 185 m | 20.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 322° | 180 m | 19.9 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 | 15:48 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon7,279 obs
- white snakeroot3,662 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel2,797 obs
- House Sparrow2,699 obs
- American Robin1,823 obs
- European Starling1,746 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly1,609 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,134 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1121582607
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