Museum of Bronx History
Museum of Bronx History is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 49 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Williamsbridge Oval, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
house in The Bronx, New York City
Dates from 1758.
Wikidata Q7910921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.4 m
- Elevation
- 49 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bronx Historical Society
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 3.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Williamsbridge Oval: 0.1 mi
- Whalen Park: 0.2 mi
- Moshulu Parkway: 0.2 mi
- Mosholu Playground: 0.4 mi
- Jerome Park: 0.6 mi
- Parking: 0.2 mi
- Birds of Prey: 1.7 mi
- Madagascar!: 1.7 mi
- World of Birds: 1.7 mi
- Monkey House: 1.7 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 0.5 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.9 mi
- Perennial and Herb Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.0 mi
- Steere Herbarium: 0.7 mi
- Poe Cottage: 1.1 mi
- Glyndor Gallery: 2.2 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Met Cloisters: 2.9 mi
- New York Botanical Garden: 1.0 mi
- Van Cortlandt Station ruins: 1.1 mi
- Ghost Bike: Michael Needham: 1.1 mi
- Grand Central Stones: 1.1 mi
- Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite: 1.2 mi
- Bruce Lee Mural: 1.1 mi
- Coyote: 1.2 mi
- Farragut Monument: 1.2 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 1.5 mi
- 242 St. station: 1.8 mi
- Vault Hill: 1.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bronx High Point: 1.9 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tetards Hill: 2.1 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 2.4 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Canoe Beach: 3.2 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 3.3 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 3.4 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 4.5 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.6 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 5.0 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 5.6 mi
- Palisades: 3.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.4 mi
- The Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 5.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 6.0 mi
- Street Seats: 9.5 mi
- The Backyard: 10.8 mi
- The Falls: 2.2 mi
- The Loch: 7.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 15.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 15.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 7.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 13.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Cuties Island: 22.1 mi
- Tulip Springs: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Museum of Bronx History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 291° | 268 m | 17.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 292° | 260 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 290° | 230 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNE 14° | 216 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 353° | 214 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NNE 12° | 211 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 348° | 208 m | 12.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | WNW 291° | 185 m | 19.5 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 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| 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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/276408644
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 3 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Pelham · 4 mi
- Yonkers · 4 mi
- Bronxville · 5 mi
- Englewood · 5 mi
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