Marble School House
Marble School House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. High Tor stands 244 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Chester Heights Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
historic schoolhouse in Eastchester, New York
Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q6755220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1869
What to expect
- Operated by
- Eastchester Historical Society
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chester Heights Park: 0.1 mi
- Nature Study Woods: 0.5 mi
- Juliannes Park: 0.8 mi
- Bronxville Dog Park: 0.8 mi
- Huguenot Park: 1.0 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 0.9 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 2.7 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 3.0 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 3.1 mi
- Thomas Paine Monument: 1.1 mi
- Jacob Leisler Monument: 1.1 mi
- Pelham Veteran's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Split Rock: 3.0 mi
- Bronxville Giving Garden: 1.1 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 4.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 5.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.7 mi
- Thomas Paine Cottage and Museum: 1.1 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 4.0 mi
- Hudson River Museum: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 5.1 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- The Perennial Village: 2.1 mi
- The Light of the World: 2.8 mi
- 242 St. station: 3.5 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 3.7 mi
- Farragut Monument: 3.9 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Manor Beach: 3.4 mi
- Glen Island: 3.6 mi
- Shore Acres Pool Club Beach: 4.5 mi
- Tillotson Steps: 3.9 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 4.7 mi
- Temple of Love: 4.7 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 4.7 mi
- Stumpery: 4.7 mi
- Vault Hill: 4.8 mi
- Bronx High Point: 5.3 mi
- Marble Hill: 6.4 mi
- Tetards Hill: 6.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 6.6 mi
- The Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 6.0 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.5 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 5.7 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 11.0 mi
- Street Seats: 14.3 mi
- The Falls: 3.2 mi
- The Loch: 12.1 mi
- Farms Falls: 16.9 mi
- Great Falls: 19.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 5.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 15.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Marble School House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tor | NNW 336° | 244 m | 19.5 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNE 17° | 226 m | 19.9 mi |
| South Mountain | NNW 336° | 220 m | 19.5 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | N 7° | 219 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 4° | 216 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 337° | 214 m | 14.3 mi |
| McKesson Hill | N 7° | 213 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 0° | 211 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 05000663OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Marble Schoolhouse, reference 05000663, listed 07/06/05.
OpenStreetMap element way/1315379665
Day trips start here
- Bronxville · 1 mi
- Mount Vernon · 1 mi
- New Rochelle · 1 mi
- Pelham · 1 mi
- Eastchester · 2 mi
- Tuckahoe · 2 mi
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