Historic site · New York
River Lighthouse
River Lighthouse is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Schunnemunk Mountain stands 507 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- -
How to reach it
Coordinates41.44195, -74.02653
- 13.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawkwatch · 22 mi
- High Exposure · 22 mi
- Beacon Hill · 23 mi
- Compass Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Monument Park: 0.2 mi
- Sands Ring Park: 0.4 mi
- Laurel Crest Park: 1.1 mi
- Pagenstecher Park: 1.1 mi
- Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Sloop Hill: 1.3 mi
- Deer Hill: 1.5 mi
- Butter Hill: 1.7 mi
- Storm King Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Whitehorse Mountain: 2.1 mi
Cliffs
- Eagle Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Hell Hole: 8.3 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 13.8 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 18.4 mi
- Kaal Rock: 18.6 mi
Artworks
- Mahatma: 1.8 mi
- Day Game: 1.8 mi
- A Moment in Time: 1.8 mi
- Muro Series X: 1.8 mi
- Fayette: For Charles and Medgar Evers: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Roe Park: 0.7 mi
- Open Space Conservancy: 6.3 mi
- Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 6.7 mi
- Garrison School Forest: 7.0 mi
- Open Space Institute: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Sands Ring Homestead Museum: 0.2 mi
- Town of Cornwall Community Emergency Services: 0.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.7 mi
- NYO&W Cornwall docks: 1.0 mi
- Bannerman Castle: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 45
- Haldane School Garden: 4.0 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 5.0 mi
- West Coast: 15.4 mi
- Las Vegas: 15.4 mi
- Middle America: 15.4 mi
Museums: 40
- Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Wildlife Education Campus: 0.6 mi
- Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Outdoor Discovery Campus: 1.4 mi
- Hudson Highlands Outdoor Discovery Center: 1.4 mi
- Edmonston House: 2.0 mi
- National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 33
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 11.4 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 11.5 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Rogue Riders: 15.4 mi
- Ocean Explorer: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 11
- Canopus Beach: 10.6 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 13.8 mi
- Brick Beach: 14.2 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 15.1 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- LG waterfall: 16.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 22.8 mi
- Verkeerderkill Falls: 22.9 mi
- Awosting Falls: 23.0 mi
- Saw Mill Falls: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Wallkill Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 9.9 mi
- Dicktown: 13.2 mi
- Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 12.3 mi
- Kakiat Park: 20.9 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of River Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schunnemunk Mountain | SW 233° | 507 m | 5.8 mi |
| South Beacon Mountain | ENE 57° | 491 m | 5.1 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | NE 53° | 465 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NE 54° | 456 m | 7.0 mi |
| Lambs Hill | NE 54° | 454 m | 6.3 mi |
| Spy Rock | S 176° | 441 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bull Hill | E 94° | 433 m | 3.7 mi |
| Crows Nest | SE 136° | 429 m | 3.2 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 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:46 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11504227684
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 4 mi
- Highlands · 7 mi
- Putnam County · 14 mi
- Stony Point · 14 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 18 mi
- Rockland County · 20 mi
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