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Wardenclyffe Tower Base

Wardenclyffe Tower Base from directly overhead

Wardenclyffe Tower Base is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Allington Hill stands 92 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nikola Tesla, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94728, -72.89824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shoreham Bluffs County Park: 0.9 mi
  • Shoreham Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Defense Hill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Robert S Reid Community Center: 1.6 mi
  • Robert Miner Park: 2.3 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 56
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Veteran's memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Kelli Harkins Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Regency Forest Pet Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Chandler Estate: 6.4 mi
Museums: 43
  • Sayan Center at TSCW: 0.0 mi
  • Wardenclyffe: 0.1 mi
  • Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory: 0.1 mi
  • Brookhaven Volunteer Firefighters Museum: 3.4 mi
  • The Mather House Museum: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 40
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 14
  • Longwood Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Eastport Roots Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Rain Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Yale Landscape Lab: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Grove: 8.9 mi
  • Wolf 1: 18.5 mi
  • Wolf 3: 18.6 mi
  • Wolf 2: 18.6 mi
  • Wolf 5: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Farmill River Falls: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wardenclyffe Tower Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Allington HillN92 m24.3 mi
Bald HillESE88 m10.9 mi
Marsh HillNNW72 m22.7 mi
Flanders HillESE70 m16.1 mi
Rock HillSE64 m9.9 mi
Georges Cellar HillNNW64 m23.6 mi
Turkey HillNNW62 m24.8 mi
Prospect HillNNW60 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2119:4620:28
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1415:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138485867737265544436
Precip in4.03.94.94.23.73.93.74.54.24.33.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upton Coop - Nwsfo NEW York, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/185195882

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