Historic site · New York
Youngs Home
Youngs Home is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Theodore Roosevelt, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932
- Material
- cast_iron
- Inscription
- George Washington rested here on April 23/24, 1790, while on his Long Island tour.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Education Department
How to reach it
Coordinates40.87083, -73.50577
- 14.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Pilgrimage Memorial Tree: 0.1 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 1.0 mi
- Oyster Bay 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Sun and Moon: 0.6 mi
- Mary: 1.2 mi
- Pietà: 1.2 mi
- St. Dominic: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center: 0.1 mi
- Schiff Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Red Cote Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Cordelia Hepburn Cushman Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Fox Hollow Preserve: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Sagamore Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 2.2 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 4.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.0 mi
- West Hills: 5.4 mi
Museums
- Sagamore Hill: 1.0 mi
- Old Orchard: 1.2 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Display Yard: 1.2 mi
- Angela P. Koenig Research and Collections Center: 1.3 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 1.2 mi
- ATCG Tower: 2.1 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 7.6 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 13.0 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 13.1 mi
Gardens
- Victorian Garden: 1.4 mi
- Colonial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 1.6 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Gordon E. Jones Synoptic Garden: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Raynham Hall Museum: 1.4 mi
- Senator Ralph J. Marino Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 1.4 mi
- Townsend Park: 1.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Beekman Beach: 1.9 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 1.9 mi
- Cold Spring Beach: 2.0 mi
- West Neck Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lloyd Beach: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Lower Education Area: 0.1 mi
- Upper Education Area: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 4.3 mi
- Birches: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Cooper Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 2.5 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 8.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 10.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 10.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 17.5 mi
- Farms Falls: 18.5 mi
- The Loch: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Youngs Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Hill | NW 320° | 180 m | 21.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 332° | 172 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 323° | 170 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 316° | 156 m | 18.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 4° | 141 m | 22.1 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 4° | 140 m | 20.4 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 309° | 140 m | 21.6 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SE 132° | 122 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9898076980
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 1 mi
- Bayville · 4 mi
- Glen Cove · 6 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 8 mi
- Roslyn · 9 mi
- Flower Hill · 10 mi
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