Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society
Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sands-Willets Homestead, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 10 miles off.
The story
American nonprofit historical society headquartered in Flower Hill, New York
Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q140800357, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sands-Willets Homestead: 0.0 mi
- Polish American Museum: 1.0 mi
- Science Museum of Long Island: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 1.8 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 1.8 mi
- Colonial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Freddy's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.0 mi
- Greentree Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- Bird and Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
- Miriam Benzell Green: 0.2 mi
- Flower Hill Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Flower Hill Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Henry W. Johanson Green: 0.5 mi
- Henry W. Johanson Green: 0.5 mi
- Saint Francis Hospital 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Monfort Cemetery: 1.0 mi
- Franciscan Missionaries Marker: 1.0 mi
- Munsey Park Vietnam Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Plandome War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 1.0 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 2.2 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 2.7 mi
- Shore Thing Rentals: 3.4 mi
- Howard Davis Jr. & Howard Davis Sr.: 3.6 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 1.3 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 1.3 mi
- PWEA Beach: 1.3 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 1.6 mi
- Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 1.9 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 1.5 mi
- William Cullen Bryant Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Louis C. Clark Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Harbor Hill: 2.4 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.5 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 8.2 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 8.8 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 10.5 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 8.9 mi
- Circle Garden: 8.9 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 8.9 mi
- Pinetum: 8.9 mi
- Unity Garden: 8.9 mi
- Lindens B: 8.0 mi
- West Lindens: 8.0 mi
- Lindens A: 8.0 mi
- North Maples: 8.0 mi
- Cedars: 8.0 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 5.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.4 mi
- The Falls: 9.7 mi
- The Loch: 14.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 18.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.5 mi
- Cuties Island: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 342° | 211 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 321° | 208 m | 20.6 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNW 347° | 180 m | 20.5 mi |
| Round Hill | N 1° | 172 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 352° | 170 m | 19.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNW 347° | 156 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 336° | 147 m | 20.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 336° | 140 m | 19.0 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/933046835
Day trips start here
- Flower Hill · 1 mi
- North Hempstead · 1 mi
- Port Washington · 1 mi
- The Plandomes · 1 mi
- Manhasset · 2 mi
- Roslyn · 2 mi
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