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The Landing

The Landing from directly overhead

The Landing is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard J. Creede, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

populated place in Nassau County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q122548884, matched on coordinates and name (300 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
aluminium
Inscription
NAMED FOR THE STEAMBOAT WHARF BUILT HERE CA. 1829 BY WILLIAM WEEKS SERVING THE NEW YORK CITY TO GLEN COVE ROUTE UNTIL 1916.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.86503, -73.65187

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
Beaches
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Queens High Point: 8.2 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 39
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 7.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 10.0 mi
  • The Loch: 16.8 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.8 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of The Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarles HillNNW 340°216 m20.9 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW 334°211 m18.9 mi
Mount NeboNW 312°208 m19.2 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 340°180 m17.7 mi
Round HillN 356°172 m16.5 mi
Cooney HillNNW 346°170 m16.8 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 338°156 m15.0 mi
Prospect HillNNW 332°148 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1615:4716:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898156689

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