Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 34 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Original brown stone houses, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
In 1801, Hamilton hired John McComb Jr. to design his country home in Harlem. Hamilton’s impact on society reaches far beyond New York City, but it was the backdrop to his many personal and professional developments.
The story
United States historic place
Dates from 1962-04-27.
Wikidata Q1542563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1802
- Height
- 11.5 m
- Elevation
- 34 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Original brown stone houses: 0.1 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 0.2 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 0.5 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.9 mi
- Joker Stairs: 1.6 mi
- Hope Steven Garden: 0.2 mi
- Frank White Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Mo' Pals: 0.4 mi
- Riverside Valley Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Johnny Hartman Square: 0.2 mi
- Dorrance Brooks Square: 0.2 mi
- Alexander Hamilton Playground: 0.2 mi
- Saint Nicholas Park: 0.3 mi
- Jacob H. Schiff Playground: 0.3 mi
- Our Gates: 0.6 mi
- Portrait of t.: 0.6 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 0.6 mi
- Welcome to Harlem: 0.8 mi
- Harlem Hybrid: 0.8 mi
- Saint Nicholas Avenue: 0.6 mi
- Saint Nicholas Avenue: 0.7 mi
- Edgecombe Avenue: 0.7 mi
- Edgecombe Avenue: 0.7 mi
- West 155th Street: 0.7 mi
- Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Story Telling: 0.7 mi
- Children's Cultural Center of Native America: 0.8 mi
- National Jazz Museum in Harlem: 0.8 mi
- Universal Hip Hop Museum: 0.9 mi
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.9 mi
- Mount Morris: 1.2 mi
- Great Hill: 1.8 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.0 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 2.2 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.9 mi
- Hazard Beach: 2.3 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.6 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.0 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.1 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.1 mi
- Street Seats: 4.9 mi
- The Backyard: 6.5 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Palisades: 2.4 mi
- Palisades: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 5.3 mi
- Palisades: 7.4 mi
- The Loch: 1.9 mi
- The Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 11.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 11.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 23.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 25.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 18.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 308° | 268 m | 16.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 308° | 260 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 307° | 230 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 15.8 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 307° | 185 m | 18.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 307° | 180 m | 18.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 268° | 179 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 260° | 175 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000097OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/271885447
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Fort Lee · 2 mi
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Manhattan · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 3 mi
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