Center for Brooklyn History
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Center for Brooklyn History is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Korean War Veterans Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH, formerly known as the Brooklyn Historical Society) is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of Brooklyn's 400-year history. The center's Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878–1881 by David H. King Jr., is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City's Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The CBH houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, the CBH serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation.
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Dates from 1863.
Wikidata Q4974851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 27.7 m
- Elevation
- 25 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brooklyn Public Library
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Korean War Veterans Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.2 mi
- Walt Whitman Park: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Commons: 0.4 mi
- McLaughlin Park: 0.4 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher Monument: 0.1 mi
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Washington A. Roebling: 0.2 mi
- Brooklyn War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Henry Ward Beecher: 0.3 mi
- Statue of Christopher Columbus: 0.1 mi
- Unity: 0.2 mi
- Balanced Cylinders: 0.3 mi
- Turning Stone: 0.4 mi
- Pageant: 0.4 mi
- Juneteenth Grove: 0.2 mi
- Willowtown Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bridge Plaza Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Exploratory Marsh: 0.5 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 0.5 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 0.3 mi
- Kayak Brooklyn: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Flea: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge: 0.7 mi
- New York Transit Museum: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center: 0.7 mi
- Spark Brooklyn Children's Museum Annex: 0.7 mi
- The Biggie Experience: 0.9 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.3 mi
- Bird Island: 0.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.9 mi
- Audubon Park: 5.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.7 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.5 mi
- Street Seats: 4.5 mi
- Palisades: 4.3 mi
- Palisades: 5.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Palisades: 13.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 2.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 2.7 mi
- The Loch: 7.1 mi
- The Falls: 15.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.1 mi
- Barber: 18.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Center for Brooklyn History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 21.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 330° | 230 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 24.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 328° | 185 m | 23.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 22.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 302° | 179 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 289° | 175 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 2 mi
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