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Bannerman Castle

Bannerman Castle, a historic site in New York
Bannerman Castle, a historic site in New YorkZeete · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bannerman Castle is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Schunnemunk Mountain stands 507 m to the west-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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Pollepel Island is a 6.5-acre (26,000 m2) uninhabited island in the Hudson River in New York, United States. The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7225604, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

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Coordinates41.45594, -73.98792

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • NYO&W Cornwall docks: 1.3 mi
  • Northgate Farm: 1.5 mi
  • Stern-Cornish Estate: 1.5 mi
  • Northgate Farm: 1.5 mi
  • Stern-Cornish Estate (Northgate): 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Pagenstecher Park: 1.3 mi
  • Curtis E Remfry Little League Complex: 2.3 mi
  • Madame Brett Park: 2.4 mi
  • Monument Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sands Ring Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Roe Park: 1.9 mi
  • Open Space Institute: 5.7 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 5.9 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 6.1 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 6.4 mi
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.3 mi
  • Hell Hole: 9.1 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 15.6 mi
  • Kaal Rock: 17.3 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 18.9 mi
Museums: 40
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 32
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 12.1 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 12.1 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 16.3 mi
  • Rogue Riders: 17.6 mi
  • Ocean Explorer: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 11
  • LG waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Awosting Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Sheldon Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Bannerman Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schunnemunk MountainWSW 236°507 m8.0 mi
South Beacon MountainNE 52°491 m2.9 mi
North Beacon MountainNE 45°465 m3.2 mi
Bald HillNE 49°456 m4.8 mi
Lambs HillNE 49°454 m4.1 mi
Spy RockSSW 201°441 m4.8 mi
Bull HillSE 126°433 m2.1 mi
Crows NestS 176°429 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:2015:4516:30

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 82001121OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/284728291

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