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Roslyn Bicentennial Plaque

Roslyn Bicentennial Plaque from directly overhead

Roslyn Bicentennial Plaque is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gerry Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

incorporated village in North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States

Dates from 1643.

Wikidata Q2039075, matched on coordinates and name (287 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.79786, -73.64760

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gerry Park: 0.0 mi
  • Roslyn Pines Swim & Tennis Club: 0.3 mi
  • Skillman Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Roslyn Waterfront Promenade: 0.5 mi
  • Roslyn Heights Public Mall: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Queens High Point: 4.7 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 7.6 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 8.8 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 9.7 mi
Gardens
  • Formal Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Clark Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Formal Rose Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Colonial Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Greentree Walled Garden: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Harry Tappen Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 3.3 mi
  • PWEA Beach: 3.4 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 37
  • Lindens B: 5.9 mi
  • West Lindens: 5.9 mi
  • Lindens A: 5.9 mi
  • North Maples: 5.9 mi
  • Cedars: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 11.9 mi
  • The Loch: 16.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Roslyn Bicentennial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNNW 339°211 m23.2 mi
Mount NeboNW 320°208 m22.7 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 343°180 m22.2 mi
Round HillN 356°172 m21.2 mi
Cooney HillNNW 348°170 m21.4 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 343°156 m19.5 mi
Kykuit HillNNW 333°147 m22.6 mi
Beaver HillNNW 333°140 m20.9 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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9928128424

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