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Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace

Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace from directly overhead

Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. High Tor stands 244 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harwood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Near This Spot Was Born June 21st 1774 Daniel D. Tompkins Governor Of The State Of New York 1807-1817 Vice-President Of The United States 1817-1825 This Site Is Marked By The Westchester County Historical Society Through The Generosity Of Charles Butler
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Coordinates40.99873, -73.78826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harwood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cooper Green: 0.5 mi
  • Drake Road Park: 0.9 mi
  • George Field Park: 0.9 mi
  • Greenburgh Nature Center: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • The Perennial Village: 3.3 mi
  • Great Hunger Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Armstrong inventor of FM radio: 5.6 mi
  • Henry Hudson: 5.6 mi
  • Current: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • House Of Sports: 3.3 mi
  • The Vista: 5.6 mi
  • Garden Remants: 5.6 mi
  • Rock and Stream Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Cherry Bowl: 5.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Bronxville Giving Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Japanese Iris Garden: 5.4 mi
  • West Woodland Walk: 5.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 5.4 mi
  • Stream Garden: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Cliffs
Picnic sites: 41
Waterfalls: 10
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.1 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TorNW 325°244 m16.0 mi
Guard HillNNE 18°226 m15.0 mi
South MountainNW 325°220 m16.0 mi
Chappaqua HillN 5°219 m12.0 mi
Sarles HillN 0°216 m10.4 mi
Hook MountainNW 321°214 m10.8 mi
McKesson HillN 5°213 m13.0 mi
Buttermilk HillN 351°211 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:5020:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6392070439

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