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Indian Campsite in Bayville

Indian Campsite in Bayville from directly overhead

Indian Campsite in Bayville is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Village Church Prayer Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

village in Nassau County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q3242156, matched on coordinates and name (244 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium
Inscription
Arlington Lane & Shore Road. This site was discovered by Gerald Bredberg in 1974. The findings here officially verified the fact that this village was inhabited by the Matinecock Indians during the early 1500's.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bayville Historical Museum
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.90931, -73.55798

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 8.7 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
Parks
  • Bayville Commons: 0.5 mi
  • Creek Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Soundside Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 1.3 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Picnic sites: 34
  • Upper Education Area: 3.8 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 3.8 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Farms Falls: 15.2 mi
  • The Loch: 22.4 mi
  • Cascade: 23.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Indian Campsite in Bayville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 317°211 m19.2 mi
Reynolds HillNW 321°180 m17.5 mi
Round HillNNW 336°172 m14.7 mi
Cooney HillNW 326°170 m16.1 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 316°156 m15.1 mi
Kykuit HillNW 310°147 m19.5 mi
Huckleberry HillsNNE 12°141 m19.9 mi
Beaver HillNW 308°140 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898076937

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