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Boscobel House

Boscobel House from directly overhead

Boscobel House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Boscobel Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

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estate in New York, United States

Wikidata Q4947177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates41.41167, -73.93923

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Nelsonville Park: 1.0 mi
  • Foundry Dock Park: 1.0 mi
  • Blacktop: 1.1 mi
  • McConville Park: 1.1 mi
  • End of Main St Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.0 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.5 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 2.7 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 2.7 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Eagle Cliff: 5.0 mi
  • Hell Hole: 6.7 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 14.6 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 16.5 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 19.0 mi
Museums: 43
Gardens: 39
  • Boscobel Gardens: 0.0 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Garden: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 36
Beaches: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Princess circle picnic site: 12.7 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 20.5 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.1 mi
  • Pell Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • LG waterfall: 18.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Boscobel House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainN 357°491 m4.8 mi
North Beacon MountainN 357°465 m5.3 mi
Bald HillN 10°456 m6.3 mi
Lambs HillN 6°454 m5.8 mi
Spy RockWSW 251°441 m4.5 mi
Bull HillNNW 335°433 m2.0 mi
Crows NestW 265°429 m2.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 251°429 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/140793321

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