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Bard Rock

Bard Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Bard Rock is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the south-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, a park 0.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.80454, -73.94486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Upper Landing Signage Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Dudley Memorial Plaza: 6.6 mi
  • William W Smith Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • John Falcone Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Columbus Statue: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • LG waterfall: 9.1 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 9.8 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 10.2 mi
  • Coward's Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 15.0 mi
Museums: 40
Cliffs: 38
  • Indian Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Kaal Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Gnome Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Outback Slab: 10.7 mi
  • Skytop: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Vanderbilt Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Roosevelt Home Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
  • The Teaching Garden: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 21
  • East Cove Beach: 1.4 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 1.4 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Private Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Private Beach: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 2.5 mi
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 2.6 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 2.6 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 4.0 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 3.6 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 8.1 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 8.2 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 8.2 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 10.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow: 19.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 19.6 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Bard Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopSSW 212°862 m2.7 mi
Millbrook MountainWSW 245°489 m15.9 mi
Clove MountainESE 122°426 m15.3 mi
Dickie BarreWSW 254°419 m14.1 mi
Whale's HeadWSW 253°415 m14.4 mi
Tower HillE 92°403 m16.1 mi
Guyot HillW 262°383 m9.4 mi
Bonticou CragW 263°350 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5320:35
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2115:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546666

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