Glover's Rock
Glover's Rock is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Chappaqua Hill stands 219 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
The rock George Washington and John Glover stood on during the Battle of Pell's Point in the American Revolutionary War.
Wikidata Q5572148, matched on coordinates and name (240 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- GLOVER'S ROCK / NEAR THIS SITE ON OCTOBER 18, 1776, / COL. JOHN GLOVER AND 600 PATRIOTS HELD OFF / BRITISH AND HESSIAN FORCES UNDER GEN. HOWE / LONG ENOUGH TO SAVE WASHINGTON'S TROOPS / FROM DESTRUCTION, ENABLING THEM TO WITHDRAW / TO WESTCHESTER AND ULTI
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 0.5 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 3.9 mi
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 4.1 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 4.1 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 4.2 mi
- Wilhelm Tell: 1.3 mi
- Dolphin: 1.5 mi
- Bruce Lee Mural: 3.2 mi
- Shamrock: 3.2 mi
- Farragut Monument: 3.8 mi
- Glen Island: 1.7 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 3.4 mi
- Manor Beach: 4.6 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 5.8 mi
- PWEA Beach: 5.9 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 2.8 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 3.7 mi
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 4.2 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.4 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 4.7 mi
- Garden in the Park: 2.9 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rockefeller Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Edible Academy: 3.7 mi
- Ornamental Conifers: 3.8 mi
- Vault Hill: 5.2 mi
- Marble Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bronx High Point: 5.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 6.1 mi
- Tetards Hill: 6.1 mi
- City Island Park: 0.9 mi
- Rice Memorial Stadium: 1.5 mi
- Shore Park: 1.5 mi
- Hawkins Park: 1.5 mi
- Prospect Baseball Field 2: 1.7 mi
- Tillotson Steps: 2.2 mi
- World of Birds: 3.9 mi
- Dholes: 4.0 mi
- Monkey House: 4.0 mi
- Bears: 4.0 mi
- Pelham Bay Park World War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Split Rock: 1.6 mi
- Peace Monument: 1.8 mi
- Mercury School Ship Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Global Pandemics Touchstone: 1.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 8.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
- Street Seats: 11.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
- The Palisades: 8.5 mi
- Raven's Rock: 16.0 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 16.2 mi
- The Loch: 9.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 16.6 mi
- Great Falls: 20.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 3.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 15.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Glover's Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappaqua Hill | N 5° | 219 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 2° | 216 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 341° | 214 m | 18.7 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 359° | 211 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 333° | 208 m | 14.3 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 6° | 180 m | 16.7 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 22° | 172 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 13° | 170 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9826075393
Day trips start here
- Pelham · 3 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Bronx · 5 mi
- Bronxville · 5 mi
- Larchmont · 5 mi
- New Rochelle · 5 mi
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