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Jacob Michael Shank

Jacob Michael Shank from directly overhead

Jacob Michael Shank is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Soundside Beach, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
~2006
Material
rock
Inscription
INC. VILLAGE OF BAYVILLE DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF JACOB MICHAEL SHANK "IF THERE EVER COMES A TIME WHEN WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER, KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART, I'LL STAY THERE FOREVER" FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS MAY 1, 1990 - JULY 7, 2006
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.90934, -73.54216

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Soundside Beach: 0.0 mi
  • Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bayville Commons: 0.4 mi
  • Centre Island Beach Park: 0.5 mi
  • Creek Beach: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.2 mi
  • West Hills: 8.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites: 33
  • Upper Education Area: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Farms Falls: 15.4 mi
  • The Falls: 15.6 mi
  • The Loch: 23.2 mi
  • Cascade: 23.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Jacob Michael Shank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 315°211 m19.7 mi
Reynolds HillNW 319°180 m18.0 mi
Round HillNNW 333°172 m15.1 mi
Cooney HillNW 323°170 m16.5 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 314°156 m15.7 mi
Kykuit HillNW 308°147 m20.1 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 10°141 m19.7 mi
Canoe HillN 10°140 m18.0 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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13921248569

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