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Richard J. Creede

Richard J. Creede from directly overhead

Richard J. Creede is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Landing, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2003-11-02
Material
stone
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Glen Cove
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.86364, -73.65206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
Artworks
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Queens High Point: 8.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 39
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 7.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 10.0 mi
  • The Loch: 16.8 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Richard J. Creede. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarles HillNNW 340°216 m21.0 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW 334°211 m19.0 mi
Mount NeboNW 312°208 m19.2 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 340°180 m17.8 mi
Round HillN 356°172 m16.6 mi
Cooney HillNNW 346°170 m16.9 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 339°156 m15.1 mi
Prospect HillNNW 332°148 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1615:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13336438286

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