- Elevation, modelled
- 51 m
- Tallest summit within 22.6 miles
- Buttermilk Hill211 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway10.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8164, -73.6806
Colonial Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled 51 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sands-Willets Homestead, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Colonial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 342° | 211 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 321° | 208 m | 20.6 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNW 347° | 180 m | 20.5 mi |
| Round Hill | N 1° | 172 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 352° | 170 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNW 347° | 156 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 336° | 147 m | 20.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 336° | 140 m | 19.0 mi |
- 10.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 15.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Sands-Willets Homestead: 0.0 mi
- Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Polish American Museum: 1.0 mi
- Science Museum of Long Island: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Miriam Benzell Green: 0.2 mi
- Flower Hill Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Flower Hill Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Henry W. Johanson Green: 0.5 mi
- Henry W. Johanson Green: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Saint Francis Hospital 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Monfort Cemetery: 1.0 mi
- Franciscan Missionaries Marker: 1.0 mi
- Munsey Park Vietnam Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Plandome War Memorial: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- St. Francis Statue: 1.0 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 2.2 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 2.8 mi
- Shore Thing Rentals: 3.4 mi
- Howard Davis Jr. & Howard Davis Sr.: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Leeds Pond Beach: 1.3 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 1.3 mi
- PWEA Beach: 1.3 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 1.6 mi
- Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 1.5 mi
- William Cullen Bryant Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Louis C. Clark Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Freddy's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.0 mi
- Greentree Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- Bird and Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
- Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Harbor Hill: 2.4 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.5 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 8.2 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 8.8 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 10.5 mi
Attractions
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 8.9 mi
- Circle Garden: 8.9 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 8.9 mi
- Pinetum: 8.9 mi
- Unity Garden: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Lindens B: 8.0 mi
- West Lindens: 8.0 mi
- Lindens A: 8.0 mi
- North Maples: 8.0 mi
- Cedars: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Cooper Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 5.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Falls: 9.7 mi
- The Loch: 14.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 18.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 17.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Flower Hill · 1 mi
- North Hempstead · 1 mi
- Port Washington · 1 mi
- The Plandomes · 1 mi
- Manhasset · 2 mi
- Roslyn · 2 mi
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