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Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum

Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New York
Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New YorkAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New York
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New York
National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain
Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New York
National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain
Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New York
Public domain
Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum, a museum in New York
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Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the west, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Frankiln Delano Roosevelt, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

About

The story

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library in Hyde Park, New York. Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate, it holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States (1933–1945). The library was built under the President's personal direction in 1939–1940, and dedicated on June 30, 1941. It is the first presidential library in the United States and one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1941.

Wikidata Q1421442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.76871, -73.93398

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 60
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 0.0 mi
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 0.0 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 0.0 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 1.4 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Park: 0.0 mi
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: 1.0 mi
  • Pine Woods Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pine Woods: 1.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 45
Cliffs: 36
Waterfalls: 28
  • LG waterfall: 6.6 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 10.9 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Coward's Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Roosevelt Home Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The Teaching Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Vanderbilt Gardens: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 20
  • East Cove Beach: 3.9 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 3.9 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Berean Park Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Private Beach: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 6.1 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 8.0 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 8.0 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 10.1 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 10.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow: 21.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 21.3 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopW 276°862 m2.0 mi
Millbrook MountainWSW 255°489 m15.6 mi
Clove MountainESE 114°426 m13.6 mi
Dickie BarreW 264°419 m14.2 mi
Whale's HeadW 263°415 m14.5 mi
Tower HillE 83°403 m15.6 mi
East MountainESE 115°393 m16.4 mi
Guyot HillW 276°383 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5320:35
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/553357924

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