Historic site · New York
Saw Mill Hill
Saw Mill Hill is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gail Wilson, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986-10-04
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Dedicated this October 4, 1986 to the memory of Thomas G. Gilbert by his family. From 1974 to 1985 he developed these thirty two acres with great pride and foresight to preserve the natural beauty of the land.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85248, -73.45507
- 17.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cold Spring Harbor State Park: 0.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Park: 1.2 mi
- Breezy Park: 1.4 mi
- Stillwell Woods Park: 1.5 mi
- Peter A. Nelson Park: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Cold Spring Beach: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 1.7 mi
- Gold Star Battalion Beach: 3.3 mi
- West Neck Beach: 3.7 mi
- Quail Hill Beach: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- West Hills: 2.8 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 3.8 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Uplands Farm Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- St. John's Pond Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Hawk Valley Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Davenport Preserve: 1.1 mi
- West Rogues Wetlands: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Fire House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Preservation Long Islannd: 1.3 mi
- The Whaling Museum & Education Center: 1.4 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- The Arsenal: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Dance of the Polypeptides: 0.8 mi
- Charles Darwin: 0.8 mi
- Three Condors: 1.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 56
- ATCG Tower: 0.8 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 4.1 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 5.9 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 12.2 mi
- Jamaica: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 56
- Crucifix Garden: 3.8 mi
- Victorian Garden: 4.2 mi
- Colonial Garden: 4.2 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 4.3 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Gail Wilson: 0.3 mi
- Eva and Larry Paul: 0.4 mi
- Tony Coe: 0.4 mi
- Squadron "C" Farm: 1.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Lower Education Area: 3.0 mi
- Upper Education Area: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 3.2 mi
- Birches: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 4.7 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 7.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cooper Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.8 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Farms Falls: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Saw Mill Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Hill | NW 317° | 180 m | 24.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 327° | 172 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 320° | 170 m | 22.4 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 313° | 156 m | 21.7 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 357° | 141 m | 23.4 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 21.7 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SSE 149° | 122 m | 3.0 mi |
| Ferris Hill | N 356° | 120 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13709951965
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 4 mi
- Bayville · 7 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 7 mi
- Glen Cove · 9 mi
- Nassau County · 10 mi
- Roslyn · 11 mi
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