In this beautiful scenic landscape, you can see the Manhattan city skyline with the New York harbor in front of it and Castle Williams to the left, surrounded by a nice panoramic view of New York Harbor. Castle Williams is war of 1812 era fort, a historical military and contemporary prison, haunted house in the Coast Guard years. Its got some history. Check on NPS resources for more info and take a look around on foot - https://www.nps.gov/gois/learn/historyculture/castle-williams.htm