Historic site · New York
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shu Swamp Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- ~1975
- Inscription
- In memory of Sara Appleby Hutchins. To her, conservation was a way of life
How to reach it
Coordinates40.88040, -73.56376
- 12.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mill Neck Peak: 0.9 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 2.0 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 3.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.2 mi
- Harbor Hill: 6.9 mi
Beaches
- Beekman Beach: 1.2 mi
- West Harbor Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ferry Beach: 2.1 mi
- Charles E. Ransom Beach: 2.2 mi
- Oak Neck Beach: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Bailey Arboretum: 1.2 mi
- Gerard Beekman Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Creek Beach: 1.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Townsend Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Shu Swamp Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Raikes Preserve: 0.4 mi
- O'Rourke Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Bird Roost Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Allsop-Fisher Salt Marsh: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Coe Hall: 1.1 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 1.7 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Museum: 1.7 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 1.8 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- The West Portico: 1.1 mi
- Circular Pool Cherub: 1.1 mi
- Orpheus and Eurydice: 1.2 mi
- The Outside In: 1.3 mi
- Coach Meeting House Mural: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 57
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 1.9 mi
- ATCG Tower: 5.2 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 10.4 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 10.7 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dwarf Conifer Garden: 1.0 mi
- Gordon E. Jones Synoptic Garden: 1.1 mi
- North Rhododendron Park: 1.1 mi
- South Rhododendron Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Hoyle C. Jones Overlook Trail: 0.7 mi
- The Suzanne and Carter Bales Quiet Meadow: 0.7 mi
- Schmidlapp-Humes Estate Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Underhill Burying Ground: 0.8 mi
- Claire Robbins: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 30
- Upper Education Area: 3.0 mi
- Lower Education Area: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 6.4 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Cooper Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 6.3 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Palisades: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 3.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.3 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Long Island Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Farms Falls: 17.1 mi
- The Loch: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Great Blue Heron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 321° | 211 m | 20.5 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NW 326° | 180 m | 18.9 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 340° | 172 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 330° | 170 m | 17.6 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 16.4 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NW 315° | 147 m | 20.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 313° | 140 m | 18.9 mi |
| Hackley Hill | NW 312° | 140 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4487126732
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- Bayville · 2 mi
- Oyster Bay · 2 mi
- Glen Cove · 3 mi
- North Hempstead · 7 mi
- Port Washington · 7 mi
- Roslyn · 7 mi
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