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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt from directly overhead

Theodore Roosevelt is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Quentin Roosevelt, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1953-06-14
Material
metal
Inscription
In honored memory of Theodore Roosevelt Scout Commissioner 1917–1919 Nassau County Council Boy Scouts of America. Dedicated by the Scouts of Nassau County June 14, 1953
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.88535, -73.50149

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
  • Sagamore Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.7 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.0 mi
  • West Hills: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches
Parks
Gardens
  • Victorian Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Colonial Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Crucifix Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Upper Education Area: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.2 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Farms Falls: 17.6 mi
  • The Falls: 17.7 mi
  • The Loch: 24.8 mi
  • Cascade: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 11.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Theodore Roosevelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reynolds HillNW 318°180 m20.6 mi
Round HillNNW 329°172 m17.6 mi
Cooney HillNW 321°170 m19.2 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 313°156 m18.4 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 4°141 m21.1 mi
Canoe HillN 3°140 m19.4 mi
Beaver HillNW 307°140 m21.2 mi
Jayne's HillSE 141°122 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11647401951

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