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Home of John Whitman

Home of John Whitman from directly overhead

Home of John Whitman is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Round Hill stands 172 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Stone Fort, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Home of John Whitman, built in 1692, now a barn. "New" house, built in 1810, home of Jesse Whitman, grandfather of Walt Whitman.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.81925, -73.41892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
  • Paumanok Wetlands Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • West Hills Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Froehlich Farms Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • West Rogues Wetlands: 1.9 mi
  • West Rogues Wetlands: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Organic Demonstration Site #1: 1.8 mi
  • Rain Garden Planted August 2012: 3.4 mi
  • The Sustainable Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Garden of Hope: 4.5 mi
  • Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens: 4.5 mi
Museums
  • Museum of American Armor: 3.3 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration: 3.4 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
  • The Arsenal: 3.8 mi
  • Long Island Fair Exhibition Hall: 3.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 47
Picnic sites: 27
  • Picnic Area C: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 5.8 mi
  • Birches: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Home of John Whitman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round HillNW 326°172 m23.7 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 314°156 m24.6 mi
Canoe HillN 352°140 m24.1 mi
Jayne's HillSW 231°122 m0.4 mi
Ferris HillN 352°120 m24.6 mi
West HillsWSW 253°106 m0.7 mi
Harbor HillW 263°106 m11.6 mi
Belden HillN 358°105 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1515:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8968963877

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