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Bayville "Oak Neck"

Bayville "Oak Neck" from directly overhead

Bayville "Oak Neck" 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 Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

village in Nassau County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q3242156, matched on coordinates and name (651 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium
Inscription
Incorporated in 1919. In 1658 permission was given by the crown of England to purchase Oak Neck from the Matinecock Indians. The purchase was made by Daniel Whitehead.The Village was known as Oak Neck until the name was changed to Bayville in 1859.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bayville Historical Museum
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.90677, -73.54947

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Bayville Commons: 0.0 mi
  • Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Soundside Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Centre Island Beach Park: 0.9 mi
  • Creek Beach: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 0.8 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.6 mi
  • West Hills: 8.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites: 34
  • Upper Education Area: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Farms Falls: 15.5 mi
  • The Loch: 22.8 mi
  • Cascade: 23.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Bayville "Oak Neck". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 316°211 m19.6 mi
Reynolds HillNW 320°180 m17.9 mi
Round HillNNW 335°172 m15.1 mi
Cooney HillNW 325°170 m16.5 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 316°156 m15.5 mi
Kykuit HillNW 309°147 m19.9 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 11°141 m20.0 mi
Canoe HillNNE 11°140 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/9898076936

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