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Fort Putnam

Fort Putnam from directly overhead

Fort Putnam is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 140 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is MacArthur Monument, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Military garrison during the Revolutionary War.

Dates from 1778.

Wikidata Q5471878, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
140 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.38998, -73.96382

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Trophy Point: 0.5 mi
  • Kosciuszko’s Garden: 0.5 mi
  • South Dock Park: 0.6 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 1.5 mi
  • Roe Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Cliffs: 55
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.4 mi
  • Hell Hole: 4.8 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 12.6 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 17.0 mi
  • Pulpit: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 53
Gardens: 48
  • Boscobel Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • West Coast: 18.1 mi
Museums: 41
Attractions: 34
Beaches: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Princess circle picnic site: 14.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 18.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • LG waterfall: 19.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 24.5 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Fort Putnam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainN491 m6.4 mi
North Beacon MountainN465 m6.9 mi
Lambs HillNNE454 m7.5 mi
Spy RockW441 m3.0 mi
Bull HillN433 m3.4 mi
Crows NestNW429 m1.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillW429 m2.2 mi
Black RockWNW424 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1034613693

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