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Doodletown

Doodletown from directly overhead

Doodletown is a ghost town in New York, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Bartha, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

human settlement in New York, United States of America

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Coordinates41.29944, -74.00278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Anthony Wayne Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Western Redoubt Fort Clinton: 1.5 mi
  • Mine Dock Park: 2.1 mi
  • Brooks Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lents Cove Park: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 58
  • Hell Hole: 1.8 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 6.2 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 7.3 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 8.1 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Boscobel Gardens: 8.5 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 48
Museums: 47
Beaches: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Kakiat Park: 12.1 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Princess circle picnic site: 21.0 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Farms Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Doodletown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spy RockN 351°441 m6.4 mi
Mount RascalNNW 335°424 m6.0 mi
Bull HillNW 314°423 m5.0 mi
Fingerboard MountainWSW 246°420 m5.8 mi
Blackcap MountainWNW 297°416 m4.9 mi
Bradley MountainWSW 256°416 m5.1 mi
South Stockbridge MountainW 261°411 m4.5 mi
Stockbridge MountainW 272°402 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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