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Edith Hay Wyckoff

Edith Hay Wyckoff from directly overhead

Edith Hay Wyckoff is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedicated to the Citizens of Tomorrow, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
rock
Inscription
In memory of Edith Hay Wyckoff (Dec 28, 1916 – Feb 20, 2003). Editor and publisher of The Locust Valley Leader (1945 – 2001). Founder of the Locust Valley Boys Club (1946). Reporter of truth, scribe of history, and defender of community
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Matinecock Neighborhood Association
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.87542, -73.60073

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Thomas Park L-1: 0.1 mi
  • Bailey Arboretum: 1.2 mi
  • Big Ralph Park: 1.5 mi
  • Danis Park: 1.5 mi
  • Monument Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Jesus: 1.4 mi
  • Mary: 1.5 mi
  • Lion: 1.7 mi
  • Lion: 1.7 mi
  • Dance Studio: 1.7 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 8.0 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 36
  • Upper Education Area: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.9 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Farms Falls: 17.3 mi
  • The Loch: 19.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.0 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Edith Hay Wyckoff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 326°211 m19.6 mi
Mount NeboNW 305°208 m20.8 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 331°180 m18.2 mi
Round HillNNW 347°172 m16.2 mi
Cooney HillNNW 336°170 m17.0 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 328°156 m15.6 mi
Kykuit HillNW 319°147 m19.5 mi
Beaver HillNW 318°140 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11751185360

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