5 Inch Deck Gun
5 Inch Deck Gun is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphitrite Pool, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.8 miles off.
On 81 acres overlooking Long Island Sound, the academy grounds gently slope to the water’s edge. Wiley Hall, the former Bendel/Chrysler mansion, is the district’s centerpiece. The U.S. Government purchased the property In 1942.
The story
U.S. service academy.
Dates from 1943.
Wikidata Q1806541, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1942
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 0.2 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 1.6 mi
- Science Museum of Long Island: 3.2 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 3.9 mi
- Polish American Museum: 3.9 mi
- Stepping Stone Park and Marina: 0.4 mi
- Steppingstone Park: 0.5 mi
- Kings Point Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex: 1.0 mi
- Saddle Rock Village Park: 1.2 mi
- Virginia Point: 2.5 mi
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 3.6 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Parsons Beach: 2.8 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- PWEA Beach: 3.0 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 3.0 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 3.6 mi
- Amphitrite Pool: 0.0 mi
- Neily's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Strawberry Field: 2.2 mi
- Garden in the Park: 2.8 mi
- Freddy's Garden: 2.9 mi
- War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.1 mi
- Mariner Monument: 0.1 mi
- Dolphin: 2.7 mi
- Shamrock: 2.9 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.4 mi
- Harbor Hill: 6.5 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.8 mi
- Marble Hill: 9.0 mi
- Vault Hill: 9.0 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 5.4 mi
- Pinetum: 5.4 mi
- Circle Garden: 5.4 mi
- Oak Allée: 5.4 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 5.4 mi
- City Of New York Potters Field: 2.8 mi
- Global Pandemics Touchstone: 2.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.0 mi
- Mercury School Ship Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Plandome War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 9.5 mi
- Street Seats: 10.7 mi
- West Lindens: 11.1 mi
- Lindens B: 11.1 mi
- North Maples: 11.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.9 mi
- The Palisades: 12.6 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 15.9 mi
- The Loch: 10.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 15.1 mi
- Farms Falls: 22.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 4.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 4.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 18.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.9 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of 5 Inch Deck Gun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | N 353° | 211 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 332° | 208 m | 18.5 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 359° | 180 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 13° | 172 m | 20.7 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 4° | 170 m | 20.0 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 1° | 156 m | 17.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 349° | 148 m | 22.3 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 347° | 147 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 14000538OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9358052887
Day trips start here
- The Plandomes · 3 mi
- Manhasset · 4 mi
- North Hempstead · 4 mi
- Port Washington · 4 mi
- Flower Hill · 5 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 5 mi
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