Historic site · New York
Indian Rock
Indian Rock is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Breakneck Mountain stands 384 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Recreation Center, a park 0.6 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.11349, -74.12912
- 12.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 60
- Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 0.9 mi
- Abandoned Tractor: 5.2 mi
- Ringwood Manor: 6.8 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Great Oak Tree: 9.4 mi
Museums
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 1.4 mi
- Mahwah Museum: 1.6 mi
- Hopper-Goetschius House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard: 6.8 mi
- Walwick Museum of Local History: 7.0 mi
Peaks
- Spook Rock: 1.6 mi
- Hooge Kop/Houvenkopf Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain: 2.5 mi
- High Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Green Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Elbert Street Property: 3.3 mi
- Shultz Property: 3.6 mi
- Ridge Road Park: 3.7 mi
- Royale Tract: 3.9 mi
- Monte Park: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Clark Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park: 1.2 mi
- Lorna Lane Park: 1.8 mi
- Kings Gate Park: 2.1 mi
Cliffs
- Torch: 2.8 mi
- Oliphant Boulder: 2.8 mi
- Run-up: 2.8 mi
- High Electricity: 2.8 mi
- Whetstone: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Washington Avenue Soldier's Monumnet and Triangle: 1.1 mi
- Halifax Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Camp-18: 4.2 mi
- Sloatsburg Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Mill Race Ruins: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 57
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
- Moraine Garden: 5.5 mi
- Cactus Rock: 5.6 mi
- Hosta & Rhododendron Gardens: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 56
- Diana: 5.6 mi
- Four Continents Statues: 5.6 mi
- Swan Boy: 5.7 mi
- Eagles: 5.8 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 49
- Old Sebago Beach: 5.8 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 7.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach Club: 8.0 mi
- Sunny Ridge Beach: 10.7 mi
- Pines Lake West Beach: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Kakiat Park: 2.4 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Rea House Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Area C: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 9.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.4 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 11.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Monksville: 8.9 mi
- Doodletown: 14.4 mi
- New City Village: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Boiling Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Indian Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck Mountain | NNE 15° | 384 m | 6.2 mi |
| Parker Cabin Mountain | N 352° | 381 m | 7.5 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | N 355° | 378 m | 4.7 mi |
| Squirrel Swamp Mountain | NNE 18° | 378 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ladentown Mountain | NNE 19° | 378 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Hill | NNE 20° | 374 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | NNE 13° | 366 m | 6.7 mi |
| Conklin Mountain | N 3° | 365 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:47 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10726866893
Day trips start here
- Suffern · 1 mi
- Monsey · 3 mi
- Spring Valley · 4 mi
- Nanuet · 6 mi
- Rockland County · 6 mi
- New City · 7 mi
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