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Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider

Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider from directly overhead

Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Cast from the original 1922 mold Created by sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor 1860 – 1950 Dedicated October 29, 2005 as the Centennial Project of the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay Re-dedicated on this site by the T.R. Statue Fund October 30, 2010

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates40.86566, -73.53211

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Horse and Carriage: 0.0 mi
  • St. Dominic: 0.2 mi
  • Mary: 0.3 mi
  • Pietà: 0.3 mi
  • 71 West Main Street Horse: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.9 mi
  • Mannetto Hills: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 1.3 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 4.5 mi
  • Birches: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.4 mi
  • The Loch: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 319°211 m22.3 mi
Reynolds HillNW 323°180 m20.7 mi
Round HillNNW 336°172 m18.0 mi
Cooney HillNNW 327°170 m19.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 320°156 m18.2 mi
Beaver HillNW 312°140 m20.8 mi
Canoe HillN 7°140 m20.9 mi
Hackley HillNW 311°140 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2129749645

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