- Elevation
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 21.0 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8036, -73.9580
Lafayette Square is a park in New York, at a recorded 12 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafayette and Washington, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
- Elevation
- 12 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Lafayette Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 17.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 312° | 260 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 312° | 230 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 5° | 208 m | 17.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 311° | 185 m | 18.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 311° | 180 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 272° | 179 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 263° | 175 m | 17.4 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 4.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Lafayette and Washington: 0.0 mi
- Alfred Lincoln Seligman Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Pulpit: 0.2 mi
- Seven Generations: 0.2 mi
- Bison: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Garden of Love: 0.1 mi
- Biblical Garden: 0.2 mi
- Electric Ladybug Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pulpit Green: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Carl Schurz Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Douglass Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lenape Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Sundial: 0.3 mi
- Blockhouse No. 1: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Morningside Park: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Douglass Circle: 0.2 mi
- CU SIPA Commons: 0.3 mi
- Samuel Marx Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Julia Gabriel People's Garden: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 0.8 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.5 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.8 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.6 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 0.6 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.8 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.2 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Nicholas Roerich Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.6 mi
- The Africa Center: 0.7 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.8 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.6 mi
- Hazard Beach: 3.5 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.8 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.1 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 45
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 0.8 mi
- Street Seats: 3.7 mi
- The Backyard: 6.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Palisades: 1.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.0 mi
- Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Palisades: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 0.6 mi
- The Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 24.0 mi
- Barber: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.8 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).
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.
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