Historic site · New York
Site of the Dongan Oak
Site of the Dongan Oak is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Pass Historic Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- At the Battle of Long Island, on the hill to the north of this site, the Americans had a redoubt with two guns, to guard the Old Valley Grove Road, called by the early settlers the "Porte", meaning gate-way through the hills, and which ran in front of...
How to reach it
Coordinates40.66616, -73.96655
- 12.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Hall of Animals: 0.1 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 0.1 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.1 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 0.1 mi
- Aviary: 0.1 mi
Gardens
- Oak Circle: 0.1 mi
- Rose Arc: 0.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bluebell Wood: 0.1 mi
- Monocot Border: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.4 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 0.8 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.1 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park: 0.4 mi
- Mount Prospect Park: 0.4 mi
- Jackie Robinson Playground: 0.4 mi
- Concert Grove: 0.5 mi
- Elijah Stroud Playground: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.9 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 4.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.6 mi
Artworks
- Panther: 0.4 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.4 mi
- OY/YO: 0.4 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 2.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.4 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.5 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.7 mi
- Rookery: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Battle Pass Historic Marker: 0.0 mi
- Alfred T. White Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Joseph A. Guider Monument: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair: 0.4 mi
- Ebbets Field Home Plate: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 49
- Sullivan Hill: 0.1 mi
- Willink Hill: 0.3 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.5 mi
- Breeze Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.3 mi
- Street Seats: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 6.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 18.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 18.5 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Ambergill Falls: 0.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.4 mi
- The Loch: 8.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- North Tower: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Dongan Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 305° | 179 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 294° | 175 m | 18.4 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 322° | 144 m | 23.3 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 298° | 134 m | 21.3 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 240° | 125 m | 9.0 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 211° | 120 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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