- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 22.0 miles
- Buttermilk Hill211 m · 22.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway13.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8724, -73.5317
Colonial Garden is a garden in New York, at a modelled 5 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Raynham Hall Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Colonial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 319° | 211 m | 22.0 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 335° | 172 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 327° | 170 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 17.9 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 7° | 140 m | 20.4 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 311° | 140 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hackley Hill | NW 310° | 140 m | 21.5 mi |
- 13.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 16.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.0 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 0.1 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.1 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.1 mi
- Angela P. Koenig Research and Collections Center: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.0 mi
- Townsend Park: 0.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.5 mi
- Gerard Beekman Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Raynham Hall: 0.0 mi
- Matinecock Lodge No. 806 F. & A.M. Centennial: 0.0 mi
- Matinecock Lodge: 0.0 mi
- Chuck Panetta: 0.0 mi
- Oyster Bay Honor Roll: 0.1 mi
Gardens
- Victorian Garden: 0.0 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Gordon E. Jones Synoptic Garden: 1.3 mi
- North Rhododendron Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.1 mi
- 71 West Main Street Horse: 0.1 mi
- Teddy's Express: 0.3 mi
- Pietà: 0.3 mi
- Mary: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 0.2 mi
- ATCG Tower: 3.4 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 8.9 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 12.0 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 13.3 mi
Beaches
- Beekman Beach: 0.6 mi
- West Harbor Beach: 2.3 mi
- Soundside Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ferry Beach: 2.6 mi
- Centre Island Beach: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Mill Neck Peak: 0.9 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 1.8 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.5 mi
- West Hills: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center: 1.3 mi
- Bertha and Reginald Rose Refuge: 1.3 mi
- Schiff Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Smithers Connector Parcel: 1.8 mi
- Shu Swamp Preserve: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Upper Education Area: 1.2 mi
- Lower Education Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 4.9 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cooper Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.7 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 2.7 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 9.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 16.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 18.0 mi
- The Loch: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 11.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 8 mi away.
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage163 obs
- yellow trout lily85 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle85 obs
- green false hellebore74 obs
- American tuliptree68 obs
- marsh marigold68 obs
- mountain laurel63 obs
- American Robin62 obs
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