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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site from directly overhead

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 36 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Orchard, a museum 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Park in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34859628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
36 m

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88551, -73.49727

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sagamore Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 3.9 mi
  • West Hills: 5.9 mi
Beaches
Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 53
  • Crucifix Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Victorian Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Colonial Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Upper Education Area: 1.2 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.2 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reynolds HillNW180 m20.8 mi
Round HillNNW172 m17.7 mi
Cooney HillNW170 m19.3 mi
Comstock KnollN164 m22.2 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m18.5 mi
Huckleberry HillsN141 m21.1 mi
Canoe HillN140 m19.4 mi
Beaver HillNW140 m21.3 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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000096OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1377064568

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