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River Lighthouse

River Lighthouse from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
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Getting there

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Coordinates41.44195, -74.02653

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Roe Park: 0.7 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 6.3 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 6.5 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 6.7 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 7.0 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
Artworks
Cliffs
  • Eagle Cliff: 3.9 mi
  • Hell Hole: 8.3 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 13.8 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 17.8 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 48
  • 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
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
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
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of River Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schunnemunk MountainSW 233°507 m5.8 mi
South Beacon MountainENE 57°491 m5.1 mi
North Beacon MountainNE 53°465 m5.3 mi
Bald HillNE 54°456 m7.0 mi
Lambs HillNE 54°454 m6.3 mi
Spy RockS 176°441 m3.5 mi
Bull HillE 94°433 m3.7 mi
Crows NestSE 136°429 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:2015:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11504227684

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