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Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen

Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen from directly overhead

Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen Memorial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
The Thompson Park Neighborhood Association dedicates this garden to the memory of Dr. James N. Trousdell and his wife, Dr. Marjorie R. Allen. He was born in Thompson Park June 23, 1918 and was married at 44 Arbor Place.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Thompson Park Neighborhood Association
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.85233, -73.62908

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dennis Brian Murray Park: 0.3 mi
  • Clifton Park: 0.6 mi
  • City Stadium Park: 0.6 mi
  • Harriet Barnes Pratt Park: 0.7 mi
  • Big Ralph Park: 0.7 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Queens High Point: 8.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 54
  • Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Bird and Butterfly Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Windward Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Children's Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Student Garden: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 51
Picnic sites: 35
  • Upper Education Area: 6.4 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 8.1 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Loch: 17.7 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.1 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarles HillNNW216 m22.1 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW211 m20.2 mi
Mount NeboNW208 m20.6 mi
Reynolds HillNNW180 m19.0 mi
Round HillN172 m17.5 mi
Cooney HillNNW170 m18.0 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW156 m16.3 mi
Prospect HillNNW148 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1615:4716:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13327340761

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