- Elevation, modelled
- 61 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8461, -73.9382
Plaza de las Americas is a park in New York, at a modelled 61 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West 174th Street, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Plaza de las Americas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 302° | 268 m | 16.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 302° | 260 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 301° | 230 m | 15.9 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 3° | 214 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 20° | 211 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 2° | 208 m | 14.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 301° | 185 m | 17.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | WNW 301° | 180 m | 17.4 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 3.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- West 174th Street: 0.1 mi
- West 174th Street: 0.1 mi
- Broadway: 0.1 mi
- Broadway: 0.1 mi
- Broadway: 0.1 mi
Parks
- J. Hood Wright Park: 0.2 mi
- Audubon Playground: 0.3 mi
- Mitchel Square: 0.4 mi
- Plaza Lafayette: 0.4 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 0.2 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 0.8 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 1.1 mi
- Columnade: 1.1 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- The Garden: 0.4 mi
- Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mosaic Garden: 0.8 mi
- Roberto Clemente Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Taqwa Community Farm: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Manhattan High Point: 0.5 mi
- Long Hill: 1.3 mi
- Inwood Hill: 2.0 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 2.5 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 8.1 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 6.8 mi
- The Palisades: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 1.0 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 1.6 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.7 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 2.0 mi
- East 165th Street steps: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Hazard Beach: 1.2 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 2.2 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 2.5 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.8 mi
- Street Seats: 6.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.1 mi
- The Backyard: 7.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 3.7 mi
- The Falls: 5.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 12.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 12.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 9.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 22.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.5 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 | 07:17 | 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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
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