Historic site · New York
Fort Clinton
Fort Clinton is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Garden (French), a garden 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Former fort in New York City's Central Park.
Wikidata Q5470941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1814
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.79528, -73.95214
- 4.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens: 60
- North Garden (French): 0.1 mi
- Center Garden (Italian): 0.1 mi
- Conservatory Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Garden (English): 0.1 mi
- 110th St Block Assoc. Garden: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Three Dancing Maidens – Untermyer Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen: 0.5 mi
- La Luz Que Sale De La Obscuridad: 0.6 mi
- Lafayette and Washington: 0.7 mi
- Alfred Lincoln Seligman Fountain: 0.7 mi
Museums
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.2 mi
- The Africa Center: 0.2 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.2 mi
- The Jewish Museum: 0.7 mi
- Garbage museum: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.2 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 0.4 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 1.0 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.6 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Mae Grant Playground: 0.2 mi
- Peter Minuit Playground: 0.3 mi
- 103rd Street Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Playground: 0.3 mi
- White Playground: 0.4 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.0 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.0 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.5 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Morris: 0.8 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.4 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Nutter's Battery: 0.1 mi
- Burnett Memorial Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Duke Ellington Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Farmers Gate: 0.2 mi
- Blockhouse No. 1: 0.3 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 0.8 mi
- Street Seats: 3.1 mi
- The Backyard: 6.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.7 mi
- The Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.2 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Loch: 0.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.3 mi
- Great Falls: 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 24.1 mi
- Barber: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Fort Clinton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 313° | 260 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 312° | 230 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 17.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 312° | 185 m | 19.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 312° | 180 m | 18.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 274° | 179 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 265° | 175 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/47091894
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 3 mi
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