US Metric Association

Metric signs in New York

Ronkonkoma


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Metric airport distance sign on Smithtown Avenue near Mason Street in Ronkonkoma, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

Bohemia


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Metric airport distance sign on Lakeland Avenue near Veterans Memorial Highway in Bohemia, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

Woodbury

A metric hospital distance sign on Manetto Hill Road in Woodbury, NY, just off Exit 37 of the Northern State Parkway. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

Dansville

Meter Rd in Dansville, NY. Photo courtesy of Howard Ressel, .

Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester

A distance sign in an African exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY. Photo courtesy of Howard Ressel, .

Locust Valley

Metric and customary distance sign on Birch Hill Road near Horse Hollow Road in Locust Valley, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

North Hills

Metric and customary hospital distance sign at the intersection of Searingtown Road and North Service Road in North Hills, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

Farmingdale

Metric and customary hospital distance sign at the intersection of Conklin Street (NY 24) and Washington Street in Farmingdale, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

East Syracuse

Adopt-a-Highway sign sponsored by East Syracuse-Minoa High School in East Syracuse, New York, installed in 2007 for a section of Route 290 from Burdick Street to the Erie Canal. Photo courtesy of Sally B. Mitchell, a chemistry teacher at the school.

Lawrence

Metric and customary hospital distance sign at the intersection of Rockaway Turnpike and Central Avenue in Lawrence, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

I-87, Champlain

Metric and customary speed limit signs on southbound I-87 just before Exit 42 in Champlain, NY. (Picture taken by Averill Hecht, as seen on the website New York State Submitted Photos Gallery: Road Scenes, Signals and More.)

JFK Airport, New York City

Metric and customary speed limit sign at the beginning of the exit ramp at Terminal 3 of JFK Airport (Jamaica, NY [Queens]). Note that the symbol for kilometres incorrectly has a uppercase K, and that the division symbol (slash) and hour (h) are missing from the metric side. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

Old Westbury

Metric distance sign located at the intersection of I. U. Willets Road and Guinea Woods Road in Old Westbury, NY just off Exit 30 of the Northern State Parkway. Photo courtesy of Tom Li, .

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