American Merchant Marine Museum
American Merchant Marine Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 5 Inch Deck Gun, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.8 miles off.
The American Merchant Marine Museum preserves artifacts and artwork related to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine, and the profession of seafaring in peace and war.
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 10.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 5 Inch Deck Gun: 0.2 mi
- City Of New York Potters Field: 2.6 mi
- Global Pandemics Touchstone: 2.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.8 mi
- Mercury School Ship Memorial: 2.9 mi
- War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Mariner Monument: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Dolphin: 2.5 mi
- Amphitrite Pool: 0.2 mi
- Neily's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Strawberry Field: 2.2 mi
- Garden in the Park: 2.7 mi
- Freddy's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Stepping Stone Park and Marina: 0.3 mi
- Steppingstone Park: 0.4 mi
- Kings Point Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Saddle Rock Village Park: 1.4 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 1.6 mi
- Science Museum of Long Island: 3.2 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 3.8 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 3.8 mi
- Polish American Museum: 3.9 mi
- Virginia Point: 2.7 mi
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 3.4 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.7 mi
- Parsons Beach: 3.0 mi
- PWEA Beach: 3.0 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 3.0 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 3.5 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.6 mi
- Harbor Hill: 6.5 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.8 mi
- Marble Hill: 8.8 mi
- Vault Hill: 8.9 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 5.6 mi
- Pinetum: 5.6 mi
- Circle Garden: 5.6 mi
- Oak Allée: 5.6 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 9.5 mi
- Street Seats: 10.7 mi
- West Lindens: 11.2 mi
- Lindens B: 11.3 mi
- North Maples: 11.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Palisades: 11.9 mi
- The Palisades: 12.5 mi
- Palisades: 13.2 mi
- The Falls: 6.5 mi
- The Loch: 10.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 15.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 15.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 4.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.8 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of American Merchant Marine Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | N 353° | 211 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 332° | 208 m | 18.3 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 359° | 180 m | 20.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 13° | 172 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 5° | 170 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 1° | 156 m | 17.4 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 347° | 147 m | 19.5 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 349° | 140 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 14000539OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Barstow, William, Mansion, reference 14000539, listed 08/29/14.
OpenStreetMap element way/769507779
Day trips start here
- The Plandomes · 3 mi
- Manhasset · 4 mi
- North Hempstead · 4 mi
- Port Washington · 4 mi
- Flower Hill · 5 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 5 mi
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