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Msgr. Charles R. Fink

Msgr. Charles R. Fink from directly overhead

Msgr. Charles R. Fink is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Bald Hill stands 184 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
In honor of Msgr. Charles R. Fink, Vietnam veteran. Donated by Steven Palma, building and grounds superintendent.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.90466, -73.47131

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Beaches
Museums
Peaks
  • Sagamore Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 4.9 mi
  • West Hills: 6.4 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 30
  • Lower Education Area: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 6.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Farms Falls: 17.0 mi
  • The Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Cascade: 23.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Cascade: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 10.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Msgr. Charles R. Fink. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillN 359°184 m21.4 mi
Reynolds HillNW 312°180 m20.8 mi
Round HillNW 323°172 m17.3 mi
Cooney HillNW 315°170 m19.2 mi
Comstock KnollN 1°164 m20.8 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 307°156 m18.7 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 359°141 m19.7 mi
Canoe HillN 358°140 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:30
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11365329866

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