Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum
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Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Mount Cecchino stands 230 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Leavitts Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
The Lewis H. Latimer House, also called the Latimer House or the Lewis Latimer House, is a historic house located at 34-41 137th Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It was constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture between 1887 and 1889 by the Sexton family. It served as the home of the African-American inventor Lewis Howard Latimer from 1903 to 1928, and is now operated as a museum dedicated to the inventor's work. In addition, this museum-house also illuminated the life and achievements of other black scientists. The house remained property of the Latimer family until 1963. Currently, the Lewis H. Latimer House is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, operated by the Lewis H. Latimer Fund, Inc., and is a member of the Historic House Trust.
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Dates from 1880s.
Wikidata Q6536637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1887..1889
- Height
- 7.7 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Leavitts Park: 0.1 mi
- Daniel Carter Beard Mall: 0.2 mi
- Flushing Greens: 0.2 mi
- Cadwallader Colden Playground: 0.3 mi
- Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech: 0.3 mi
- Flushing Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Fox Oaks: 0.3 mi
- Weeping Beech Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Second Base 1964-2008: 1.2 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Third Base 1964-2008: 1.2 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 0.3 mi
- John Bowne House: 0.3 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 0.7 mi
- Queens Museum: 1.7 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 1.7 mi
- Perpetual Nature: 0.5 mi
- Tom Seaver: 1.2 mi
- Home Run Apple: 1.2 mi
- Queens: 1.2 mi
- George Washington as Master Mason: 1.4 mi
- Deciduous Conifer Forest: 1.0 mi
- Oak Allée: 1.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pinetum: 1.1 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 1.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wedding Garden: 1.1 mi
- Queens Botanical Garden: 1.1 mi
- Evergreen Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Althea Gibson Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 3.5 mi
- Virginia Point: 4.5 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 6.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 7.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 7.6 mi
- Parsons Beach: 4.0 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 5.5 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 7.4 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.5 mi
- PWEA Beach: 7.5 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 4.3 mi
- Janes Hill: 5.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 5.5 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.8 mi
- Mount Morris: 6.5 mi
- Street Seats: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area D: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area F: 9.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 8.9 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Palisades: 11.3 mi
- The Loch: 7.1 mi
- The Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 24.2 mi
- Cuties Island: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cecchino | NW 306° | 230 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 345° | 208 m | 20.2 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 8° | 180 m | 23.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 278° | 179 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 12° | 170 m | 23.7 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 10° | 156 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 358° | 147 m | 22.4 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 0° | 140 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| 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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/284617356
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 0 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 3 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 4 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 5 mi
- Bronx · 6 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
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