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Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site

Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site from directly overhead

Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Waterman Hill stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Parks Canada

How to reach it

Coordinates44.72099, -75.48745

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Historic sites
  • Battle of the Windmill: 0.0 mi
  • Prescott Cenotaph: 1.3 mi
  • Fort Wellington Hospital: 1.4 mi
  • Prescott Barracks and Hospital: 1.4 mi
  • Major James Morrow Walsh: 1.4 mi
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 12
  • Lisbon Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.2 mi
  • De Peyster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.4 mi
  • De Peyster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.7 mi
  • Lisbon Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 13.7 mi
  • Two Creeks Forest Conservation Area: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Peaks: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Point Iroquois: 11.3 mi
  • Heathers Point: 14.9 mi
  • Rapide Plat Point: 16.1 mi
  • Fulford Point: 17.8 mi
  • Hudson's Point: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 1
  • Permaculture Garden: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lion's Club Picnic Shelter: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterman HillESE 124°214 m23.1 mi
Huckleberry MountainS 178°163 m17.7 mi
Mount LonaSSE 151°137 m10.4 mi
Barter HillSSE 166°121 m10.7 mi
Wilbur HillE 82°120 m24.6 mi
Nichols HillNE 55°77 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:1720:0720:52
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3715:3616:25

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929435666716961493725
Precip in2.81.82.63.03.14.13.93.64.03.93.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ogdensburg 4 NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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