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Ice House (ruins)

Ice House (ruins) from directly overhead

Ice House (ruins) is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Bald Hill stands 88 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mashashimuet Park, a park 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Old Ice House Foundation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98159, -72.29336

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mashashimuet Park: 0.6 mi
  • Otter Pond Park: 0.8 mi
  • Havens Beach Park: 1.3 mi
  • Marine Park: 1.4 mi
  • John Steinbeck Waterfront Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 41
  • Sag Harbor Whaling Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Custom House: 1.2 mi
  • Sag Harbor Fireman's Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Childrens Museum of the East End: 2.4 mi
  • South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Powder Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Shinnecock Hills: 11.0 mi
  • Browns Hills: 11.9 mi
  • Oregon Hills: 13.0 mi
  • Whale Hill: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Rain Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 24.0 mi
  • West Garden: 24.0 mi
  • East Garden: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ice House (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillWSW 252°88 m22.9 mi
Flanders HillWSW 246°70 m17.8 mi
Prospect HillNNW 347°66 m23.4 mi
Viney HillNNW 347°62 m24.8 mi
Obed HeightsN 349°60 m23.5 mi
Jacobs PeakNNW 347°55 m23.1 mi
Toby HillNNW 341°51 m24.0 mi
Johnnycake HillN 357°48 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:01
June solstice05:1819:4420:25
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1115:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313238475666727164544436
Precip in4.03.64.94.33.63.93.23.94.84.73.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgehampton, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8793431463

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