Historic site · New York
Sugar House Prison Window
Sugar House Prison Window is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Civic Fame, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This window was originally part of the five story Sugar House built in 1763 at the corner of Duane and Rose Streets and used by the British during the Revolutionary War as prison for American Patriots.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71256, -74.00371
- 10.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Civic Fame: 0.0 mi
- 5 in 1: 0.0 mi
- Nathan Hale: 0.1 mi
- Abraham De Peyster: 0.2 mi
- Manhattan Sentinels: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Drumgoole Plaza: 0.1 mi
- City Hall Park: 0.1 mi
- James Madison Plaza: 0.2 mi
- DeLury Square: 0.2 mi
- Tribeca Tower Courtyard: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Hall des Lumières: 0.1 mi
- Mmuseumm: 0.3 mi
- MĒRCER LABS: 0.4 mi
- South Street Seaport Museum: 0.4 mi
- Dream House: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway: 0.2 mi
- Woolworth Building: 0.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Chapel: 0.3 mi
- Bloody Angle: 0.3 mi
- Chinatown: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Wedding Garden: 0.2 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.2 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.2 mi
- Yoya's Park: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.7 mi
Beaches
- Pebble Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.9 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 1.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.5 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 57
- Grassy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.1 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.1 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.1 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Remains of Early New York: 0.1 mi
- Horace Greeley: 0.1 mi
- Triumph of the Human Spirit: 0.1 mi
- The Bridewell: 0.2 mi
- New York City Hall Park Medallion: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.1 mi
- Street Seats: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 14.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 3.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.0 mi
- The Loch: 6.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 18.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugar House Prison Window. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 20.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 312° | 263 m | 24.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 23.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 21.8 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 21.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 299° | 179 m | 14.3 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 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6946750328
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