Historic site · New York
John Burroughs
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.
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”
How to reach it
Coordinates41.36882, -73.96595
- 19.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 27 mi
- Hawkwatch · 28 mi
- High Exposure · 28 mi
- Beacon Hill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bare Rock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.6 mi
- White Rock: 1.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.2 mi
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
- Garrison School Forest: 2.0 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.4 mi
- Hudson Highlands Gateway Park: 4.3 mi
- Iona Island Estuarine Research Reserve: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 55
- Washington Monument: 1.7 mi
- General Patton: 1.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1.7 mi
- Thayer Statue: 1.8 mi
- Three Legged Buddha: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 55
- Hell Hole: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 11.6 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 15.8 mi
- Pulpit: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Fort Putnam: 1.5 mi
- L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument: 1.6 mi
- Cadet Honor Code Memorial: 1.6 mi
- MacArthur Monument: 1.7 mi
- Sedgwick Monument: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 46
- 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
- West Point Museum: 0.3 mi
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 1.6 mi
- Boscobel House: 3.3 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 3.3 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 34
- Timp-Torne Trail: 6.0 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 6.1 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 12.0 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 13.1 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 11
- Ten Eycks Beach: 8.5 mi
- Brick Beach: 8.6 mi
- Canopus Beach: 10.1 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 11.7 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 13.7 mi
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
- Doodletown: 5.2 mi
- Dicktown: 12.4 mi
- Monksville: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of John Burroughs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spy Rock | WNW 298° | 441 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bull Hill | N 6° | 433 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NW 311° | 429 m | 2.8 mi |
| Crows Nest | NNW 342° | 429 m | 2.9 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 313° | 424 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Rascal | W 279° | 424 m | 4.5 mi |
| Butter Hill | NNW 336° | 420 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hill of Pines | NW 316° | 419 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11237117768
Day trips start here
- Highlands · 2 mi
- Cold Spring · 4 mi
- Stony Point · 9 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 12 mi
- Putnam County · 12 mi
- New City · 15 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to John Burroughs.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.