Parrott Gun
Parrott Gun is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Schunnemunk Mountain stands 507 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is End of Main St Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawkwatch · 25 mi
- High Exposure · 25 mi
- Beacon Hill · 26 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- End of Main St Park: 0.1 mi
- Foundry Dock Park: 0.2 mi
- Mayor's Park: 0.4 mi
- McConville Park: 0.4 mi
- Blacktop: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Hell Hole: 6.5 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 14.1 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 18.5 mi
- Kaal Rock: 19.9 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.9 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 3.1 mi
- Roe Park: 3.1 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 3.4 mi
- Open Space Institute: 4.1 mi
- Thayer Statue: 1.5 mi
- Washington Monument: 1.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1.7 mi
- General Patton: 1.7 mi
- For Paul: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Boring Mill Backshot Wheel: 0.7 mi
- Dade Monument: 1.3 mi
- Connecticut Line: 1.4 mi
- The Great Chain: 1.4 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 0.6 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Cut Garden: 17.8 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Boscobel House: 1.2 mi
- Magazzino: 2.6 mi
- West Point Museum: 3.0 mi
- Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Wildlife Education Campus: 3.2 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 9.3 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 9.3 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 14.7 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 16.1 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 18.1 mi
- Canopus Beach: 8.0 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 11.4 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 11.8 mi
- Brick Beach: 11.8 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 16.4 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 12.7 mi
- Kakiat Park: 20.3 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
- Pell Hill: 22.5 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- LG waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.2 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 24.7 mi
- Doodletown: 8.3 mi
- Dicktown: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Parrott Gun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schunnemunk Mountain | WSW 258° | 507 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Beacon Mountain | N 11° | 491 m | 4.6 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | N 10° | 465 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 21° | 456 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lambs Hill | NNE 17° | 454 m | 5.7 mi |
| Spy Rock | WSW 241° | 441 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bull Hill | N 11° | 433 m | 1.6 mi |
| Crows Nest | WSW 246° | 429 m | 1.2 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 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/374585272
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 0 mi
- Highlands · 5 mi
- Putnam County · 11 mi
- Stony Point · 13 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 15 mi
- Ossining · 18 mi
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