Historic site · New York
Margaret Cochran Corbin | 1751–1800
Margaret Cochran Corbin | 1751–1800 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Playground Addition, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982-06-13
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- During the British-Hessian attack on Fort Washington 16 November 1776 Margaret Corbin was wounded when she filled the post of her husband John who was killed while loading artillery. The first woman to fight as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, she is …
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85945, -73.93371
- 1.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 3.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jacob K. Javits Playground: 0.1 mi
- Gorman Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.5 mi
- Lieutenant William Tighe Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Fort Washington Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Columnade: 0.2 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 0.3 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 0.8 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 1.0 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 7.4 mi
Gardens
- Trie Cloister: 0.4 mi
- Bonnefont Cloister: 0.4 mi
- Cuxa Cloister: 0.4 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 0.4 mi
- Riley-Levin Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
- Long Hill: 0.4 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 0.5 mi
- Inwood Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.3 mi
- Hazard Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 1.6 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 1.7 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 2.6 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 2.6 mi
- East 165th Street steps: 2.7 mi
- Congo Gorilla Forest: 2.8 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- The Palisades: 6.3 mi
- Thor: 14.3 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.8 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 6.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Street Seats: 7.6 mi
- The Backyard: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Playground Addition: 0.1 mi
- Broadway: 0.1 mi
- Fort Tryon Park Tablet: 0.1 mi
- Site of Fort Tryon: 0.2 mi
- Gertie A. Gorman Memorial: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 4.7 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 22.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Margaret Cochran Corbin | 1751–1800. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 299° | 268 m | 15.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 299° | 260 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 298° | 230 m | 15.7 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 314° | 224 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 3° | 214 m | 18.1 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 20° | 211 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 2° | 208 m | 13.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 298° | 185 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9432156779
Day trips start here
- Fort Lee · 2 mi
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Englewood · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 5 mi
- Teaneck · 5 mi
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