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1958 United States Post Office

1958 United States Post Office from directly overhead

1958 United States Post Office is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayville Commons Cranes, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARTHUR E. SUMMERFIELD POSTMASTER GENERAL
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Coordinates40.90746, -73.55089

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bayville Commons: 0.1 mi
  • Soundside Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Creek Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Centre Island Beach Park: 1.0 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 0.8 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 53
Historic sites: 49
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Farms Falls: 15.4 mi
  • The Loch: 22.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of 1958 United States Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW211 m19.5 mi
Reynolds HillNW180 m17.8 mi
Round HillNNW172 m15.0 mi
Cooney HillNW170 m16.4 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m15.4 mi
Kykuit HillNW147 m19.8 mi
Huckleberry HillsN141 m19.9 mi
Beaver HillNW140 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13833163361

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