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John Burroughs

John Burroughs from directly overhead

John Burroughs is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Spy Rock stands 441 m to the west-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
APRIL 3, 1837‐MARCH 29, 1921 AS A YOUNG MAN, THE POET - NATURALIST TAUGHT SCHOOL NEAR THIS SPOT. HERE HE WROTE HIS POEM “WAITING”
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.36882, -73.96595

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veteran's Park: 0.0 mi
  • Roe Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kosciuszko’s Garden: 1.7 mi
  • South Dock Park: 1.8 mi
  • Trophy Point: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Open Space Conservancy: 0.7 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 1.0 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 1.7 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 2.0 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
Cliffs: 57
  • Hell Hole: 3.4 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.5 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 11.6 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 13.2 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 49
  • Boscobel Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
Museums: 39
Attractions: 34
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • LG waterfall: 21.0 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Princess circle picnic site: 15.9 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 17.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.1 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Pell Hill: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of John Burroughs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spy RockWNW 298°441 m3.2 mi
Bull HillN 6°433 m4.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillNW 311°429 m2.8 mi
Crows NestNNW 342°429 m2.9 mi
Black RockNW 313°424 m4.0 mi
Mount RascalW 279°424 m4.5 mi
Bull HillWSW 257°423 m5.7 mi
Butter HillNNW 336°420 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11237117768

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