Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Boxwood Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 15 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Estate in Nassau County, New York, USA.
Wikidata Q2018559, matched on coordinates and name (93 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Old Westbury Gardens, Inc.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Westbury Unique Area: 0.4 mi
- Underhill Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hempstead Plains Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Francis Purcell Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Louis C. Clark Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Westbury War Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Westbury Village Clock and Tree: 1.5 mi
- Carle Place American Legion Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Hillary-Bruce Lane Park J-3: 1.6 mi
- Eighth Street Field Park: 1.6 mi
- Flying Through the Years at Roosevelt Field: 2.7 mi
- Van Nostrand - Starkins House And Museum: 3.0 mi
- Museum Row: 3.1 mi
- Cradle of Aviation Museum: 3.2 mi
- Nassau County Firefighters Museum: 3.2 mi
- Harry Tappen Beach: 5.3 mi
- Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sea Cliff Beach: 6.2 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 6.5 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 2.4 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 2.6 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 3.4 mi
- The Goldberg Eagle: 3.5 mi
- Evening Transit, Hempstead Plains: 3.5 mi
- New Cassel: 1.4 mi
- East Williston Veterans' Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Albertson–Roslyn Vietnam War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Albertson WWII Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Greenvale WWII Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 7.8 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 7.8 mi
- Jamaica: 7.8 mi
- ATCG Tower: 8.9 mi
- Nautical Mile: 9.7 mi
- Boxwood Garden: 0.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 0.2 mi
- Knole Garden: 1.0 mi
- Formal Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Harbor Hill: 2.9 mi
- Queens High Point: 6.6 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 7.4 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 7.6 mi
- West Hills: 9.0 mi
- Lindens B: 3.1 mi
- Lindens A: 3.2 mi
- West Lindens: 3.2 mi
- North Maples: 3.2 mi
- Cedars: 3.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.4 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 16.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 16.8 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 18.4 mi
- The Loch: 19.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 20.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 21.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 21.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 24.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 23.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Westbury Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Hill | NNW 338° | 180 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Hill | N 350° | 172 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 342° | 170 m | 23.7 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNW 337° | 156 m | 22.0 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 329° | 140 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hackley Hill | NNW 327° | 140 m | 24.5 mi |
| Tappan Hill | NNW 327° | 127 m | 24.6 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 72° | 122 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1377676285
Day trips start here
- Nassau County · 2 mi
- Mineola · 3 mi
- Roslyn · 3 mi
- Garden City · 4 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 4 mi
- Flower Hill · 5 mi
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