Historic site · New Jersey
Ice House
Ice House is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Horse Stable Mountain stands 325 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Davies Arboretum and Wildlife Preserve, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.95317, -73.94996
- 1.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Davies Arboretum and Wildlife Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Wakelee Field: 0.9 mi
- E. Leonard Carlson Park: 1.1 mi
- Cranford Park: 1.2 mi
- Closter Nature Center: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Alpine Stone Clock Tower: 1.6 mi
- Camp Merritt Memorial Monument: 1.6 mi
- Cliff Dale Manor Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Monument: 1.9 mi
Cliffs
- The Palisades: 1.6 mi
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 4.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Palisades: 10.2 mi
Attractions
- Tenafly Historic Railroad Station: 2.1 mi
- Trevor Park: 2.8 mi
- Stumpery: 3.3 mi
- Temple of Love: 3.4 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Huylers Beach: 2.3 mi
- Canoe Beach: 4.0 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 4.6 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 5.0 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Water Music: 2.7 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 3.0 mi
- Henry Hudson: 3.4 mi
- Armstrong inventor of FM radio: 3.4 mi
- Saint Anthony Holding Baby Jesus: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Hudson River Museum: 2.8 mi
- African Art Museum at the SMA: 3.0 mi
- Glyndor Gallery: 4.3 mi
- Hiram Bauvelt Wildlife Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Beechwood Park: 3.5 mi
- Westchester Lenoir Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Pulver's Woods: 4.6 mi
- Ravensdale Woods: 4.8 mi
- Sprain Ridge Park: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Walled Garden: 3.5 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 4.7 mi
- PS24 Garden: 5.0 mi
- Bruce Reynolds Garden: 6.0 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Bronx High Point: 4.5 mi
- Andre Hill: 4.7 mi
- Vault Hill: 4.9 mi
- Tetards Hill: 5.2 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Alpine picnic area: 1.7 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Area B: 7.7 mi
- Area C: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- The Falls: 7.3 mi
- The Loch: 11.0 mi
- Great Falls: 12.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Monksville: 21.7 mi
- New City Village: 23.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.6 mi
- Doodletown: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Ice House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Stable Mountain | NNW 331° | 325 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 305° | 322 m | 16.8 mi |
| Twin Hill | WNW 300° | 304 m | 16.7 mi |
| Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain | NW 312° | 282 m | 15.8 mi |
| Matty Price Hill | WNW 303° | 279 m | 16.0 mi |
| High Mountain | W 275° | 268 m | 13.0 mi |
| Monroe Ridge | NW 306° | 262 m | 16.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | W 277° | 260 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11892299543
Day trips start here
- Haworth · 2 mi
- Englewood · 4 mi
- River Vale · 4 mi
- Hastings-on-Hudson · 5 mi
- River Edge · 5 mi
- Teaneck · 5 mi
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