- Elevation, modelled
- 48 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Hilltop862 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway10.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6769, -73.8968
Vassar College Community Gardens is a garden in New York, at a modelled 48 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Shakespeare Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
- Operated by
- Vassar College
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Vassar College Community Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | NNW 329° | 862 m | 7.6 mi |
| South Beacon Mountain | S 190° | 491 m | 13.7 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | S 191° | 465 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | S 185° | 456 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lambs Hill | S 187° | 454 m | 12.7 mi |
| Clove Mountain | E 86° | 426 m | 10.5 mi |
| Dennis Hill | E 96° | 416 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Egbert | SE 126° | 405 m | 13.1 mi |
- 10.0 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 14 mi
- White Dot · 14 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 15 mi
- Thurston Rock · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vassar's Back Yard: 0.5 mi
- Prentiss Field Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- Ballentine Field: 0.7 mi
- Spratt Park: 0.9 mi
- Spratt Park: 1.0 mi
- Spy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Clover Hill: 2.2 mi
- Merry Hill: 2.2 mi
- Peach Hill: 4.2 mi
- Illinois Mountain: 5.9 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Police Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Dutchess County Map: 3.0 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Sojourner Truth Statue: 3.8 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 5.3 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 6.6 mi
- Fern Tor: 4.1 mi
- Town of Lloyd: 5.3 mi
- Scenic Hudson: 5.5 mi
- Scenic Hudson: 6.0 mi
- Town of Lloyd: 6.1 mi
- Locust Grove Estate: 1.7 mi
- Clinton House: 1.9 mi
- Mid-Hudson Children's Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mesier Homestead and Museum: 5.5 mi
- Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum: 6.6 mi
- Kaal Rock: 2.9 mi
- Bard Rock: 9.2 mi
- Indian Rock: 11.2 mi
- Skytop: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.9 mi
- LG waterfall: 2.0 mi
- Mossy Brook Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Saw Mill Falls: 17.5 mi
- Peter's Kill Falls: 17.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.5 mi
- Cut Garden: 1.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Teaching Garden: 5.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
- Berean Park Beach: 5.1 mi
- East Cove Beach: 10.5 mi
- West Cove Beach: 10.5 mi
- North Landing Beach: 10.8 mi
- Private Beach: 11.2 mi
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 11.1 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 11.1 mi
- Ulster County Fair: 12.0 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 12.7 mi
- wings castle: 15.9 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Dicktown: 15.2 mi
- Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District: 16.8 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 5.7 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie AP, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee78 obs
- lesser celandine50 obs
- White-tailed Deer46 obs
- Monarch46 obs
- Japanese barberry46 obs
- Western Honey Bee45 obs
- sensitive fern45 obs
- Porcelain Berry43 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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