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Clinton House

Clinton House from directly overhead

Clinton House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton House State Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.A.

Wikidata Q5134157, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.70029, -73.91617

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Dutchess County Map: 1.2 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 1.7 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 3.4 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 46
Cliffs: 33
Waterfalls: 28
  • LG waterfall: 2.2 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 13.4 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 14.3 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 22
  • Berean Park Beach: 3.4 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Private Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 9.5 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 9.5 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 10.7 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 10.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow: 24.7 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Clinton House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNW 330°862 m5.7 mi
South Beacon MountainS 186°491 m15.2 mi
North Beacon MountainS 186°465 m14.7 mi
Bald HillS 180°456 m13.7 mi
Lambs HillS 183°454 m14.2 mi
Clove MountainE 94°426 m11.5 mi
Dickie BarreWNW 282°419 m15.4 mi
Dennis HillESE 102°416 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/441719945

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