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Killingworth

Killingworth from directly overhead

Killingworth is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Secret Wall Garden, a garden 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium
Inscription
Adjacent to this spot stood "Killingworth," home of Captain John Underhill (1597–1672), distinguished military officer, statesman, pioneer. Nearby is his final resting place in the Underhill Burying Ground.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Nassau County Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.89709, -73.58221

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Parks
  • Bailey Arboretum: 0.7 mi
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 0.7 mi
  • Creek Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Stehli Beach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Thomas Park L-1: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites: 33
  • Upper Education Area: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.3 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Farms Falls: 15.8 mi
  • The Loch: 21.0 mi
  • Cascade: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Killingworth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 321°211 m19.0 mi
Reynolds HillNW 326°180 m17.4 mi
Round HillNNW 342°172 m15.0 mi
Cooney HillNNW 331°170 m16.1 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 322°156 m14.9 mi
Kykuit HillNW 314°147 m19.1 mi
Beaver HillNW 313°140 m17.4 mi
Hackley HillNW 311°140 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12437934572

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