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Richard Morris Hunt

Richard Morris Hunt from directly overhead

Richard Morris Hunt is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel F. B. Morse, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q18156903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1898
Elevation
26 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77146, -73.96799

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Parks
Peaks
Beaches
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 15
  • Palisades: 2.8 mi
  • Palisades: 2.9 mi
  • Palisades: 4.4 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Palisades: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Loch: 1.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 7.6 mi
  • The Falls: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Richard Morris Hunt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 319°268 m18.3 mi
Beech MountainNW 318°260 m19.4 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 318°230 m18.0 mi
Mount NeboN 6°208 m19.3 mi
Poacher PeakNW 317°185 m19.8 mi
Moon HillNW 317°180 m19.5 mi
Stony HillW 281°179 m14.7 mi
Mayapple HillW 271°175 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/357620718

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