Historic site · New York
Site of Fort Tryon
Site of Fort Tryon is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Tryon Park Tablet, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1904-09-29
- Inscription
- On this hill-top stood Fort Tryon, the northern out-work of Fort Washington. Its gallant defense against the Hessian troops by the Maryland & Virginia regiment 16 November 1778 was shared by Margaret Corbin, the first American woman to take a soldier’s …
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.86188, -73.93274
- 1.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 3.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Columnade: 0.1 mi
- Sidewalk Flowers: 0.4 mi
- Roberto Clemente: 0.8 mi
- 3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece: 1.1 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Trie Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Bonnefont Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Cuxa Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Saint-Guilhem Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Riley-Levin Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
Museums
- The Met Cloisters: 0.2 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 0.6 mi
- Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center: 1.6 mi
- Morris-Jumel Mansion: 1.9 mi
- Poe Cottage: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Jacob K. Javits Playground: 0.2 mi
- Lieutenant William Tighe Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Gorman Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Monsignor Kett Playground: 0.6 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 0.2 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 0.7 mi
- Inwood Hill: 0.9 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 1.5 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 7.2 mi
Beaches
- Dyckman Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 1.5 mi
- Hazard Beach: 1.5 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Joker Stairs: 1.9 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 2.7 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 2.8 mi
- East 165th Street steps: 2.8 mi
- Birds of Prey: 2.8 mi
Cliffs
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- The Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Thor: 14.3 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 6.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Street Seats: 7.8 mi
- The Backyard: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Fort Tryon Park Tablet: 0.0 mi
- Broadway: 0.1 mi
- Margaret Cochran Corbin | 1751–1800: 0.2 mi
- Playground Addition: 0.2 mi
- Sickles Street: 0.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 4.8 mi
- Great Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 22.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 13.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Site of Fort Tryon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 299° | 268 m | 15.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 299° | 260 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 297° | 230 m | 15.6 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NW 314° | 224 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 2° | 214 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 20° | 211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 1° | 208 m | 12.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 298° | 185 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1210424455
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- Bronx · 3 mi
- Englewood · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 4 mi
- Teaneck · 5 mi
- Hackensack · 6 mi
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