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Sagamore Hill

Sagamore Hill from directly overhead

Sagamore Hill is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Theodore Roosevelt, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Private house of the Roosevelt Family.

Wikidata Q7398976, matched on coordinates and name (447 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1932
Material
cast_iron
Inscription
Home of Theodore Roosevelt. Governor of New York. President of the United States.

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Education Department

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88517, -73.50279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.0 mi
  • West Hills: 6.0 mi
  • Jayne's Hill: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 53
  • Victorian Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Colonial Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Crucifix Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Upper Education Area: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.2 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Sagamore Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reynolds HillNW180 m20.6 mi
Round HillNNW172 m17.5 mi
Cooney HillNW170 m19.1 mi
Comstock KnollN164 m22.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m18.3 mi
Huckleberry HillsN141 m21.1 mi
Canoe HillN140 m19.4 mi
Beaver HillNW140 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898076982

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