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Planting Fields Arboretum

Planting Fields Arboretum from directly overhead

Planting Fields Arboretum is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Circular Pool Cherub, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

arboretum and state park in Upper Brookville, New York, United States

Wikidata Q12065968, matched on coordinates and name (443 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2022
Material
aluminium
Inscription
PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1979 BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.86475, -73.55644

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Circular Pool Cherub: 0.1 mi
  • The West Portico: 0.1 mi
  • Orpheus and Eurydice: 0.1 mi
  • The Outside In: 0.2 mi
  • Coach Meeting House Mural: 0.9 mi
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
  • William Robertson Coe: 0.1 mi
  • Paul F. Callahan: 0.1 mi
  • Claire Robbins: 0.2 mi
  • The Edwin H. Costich Wild Flower Plantings: 0.2 mi
  • Frank Stadelberger: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Gerard Beekman Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.3 mi
  • Senator Ralph J. Marino Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Townsend Park: 1.4 mi
  • Raynham Hall Museum: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 2.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.3 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.1 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.2 mi
  • The Loch: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Planting Fields Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 322°211 m21.5 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 326°180 m20.0 mi
Round HillNNW 340°172 m17.6 mi
Cooney HillNNW 331°170 m18.7 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 323°156 m17.5 mi
Kykuit HillNW 316°147 m21.6 mi
Beaver HillNW 315°140 m19.9 mi
Hackley HillNW 313°140 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11987856124

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