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Helen Frew Peters

Helen Frew Peters from directly overhead

Helen Frew Peters is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marie Sklodowska Curie, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
1890 – 1971. This terrace given in memory of Mrs. Ralph Peters by her family, friends and members of the North Country Community Association.
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Coordinates40.87073, -73.62199

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Monument Park: 0.5 mi
  • Danis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pratt Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Big Ralph Park: 0.9 mi
  • Harriet Barnes Pratt Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Lion: 0.5 mi
  • Lion: 0.5 mi
  • Jesus: 0.6 mi
  • Dance Studio: 0.6 mi
  • Mary: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 9.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 36
  • Upper Education Area: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 6.0 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Farms Falls: 17.6 mi
  • The Loch: 18.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.8 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Helen Frew Peters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarles HillNNW 336°216 m21.1 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW 329°211 m19.3 mi
Mount NeboNW 308°208 m20.1 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 335°180 m18.0 mi
Round HillN 351°172 m16.3 mi
Cooney HillNNW 340°170 m16.9 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 332°156 m15.3 mi
Prospect HillNNW 328°148 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
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/13293472897

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