National Lighthouse Museum
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National Lighthouse Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The United States Merchant Marine, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Lighthouse Museum is a museum in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City, United States. Dedicated to the history of lighthouses and their keepers, it officially opened in 2015. The museum is located within the former Foundry Building of the United States Lighthouse Service General Depot, later the Staten Island Coast Guard Station.
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Wikidata Q20858059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1912
- Height
- 9.9 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Lighthouse Museum
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.2 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The United States Merchant Marine: 0.0 mi
- Eric Garner/BLM Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Eric Garner Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Postcards: 0.4 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 0.9 mi
- Major Barrett Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Tompkinsville Park: 0.3 mi
- St. George Park: 0.3 mi
- Nicholas Lia Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Fort Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Staten Island Museum and Institue of Arts and Sciences: 0.3 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Staten Island Children’s Museum: 1.5 mi
- Noble Maritime Collection: 1.5 mi
- Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art: 1.5 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 0.9 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 3.6 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 3.8 mi
- Ingram Woods: 4.0 mi
- Eyes: 1.0 mi
- NEAKA: 1.5 mi
- Anchor: 1.6 mi
- Icon II: 1.6 mi
- Tear Drop Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tuscan Garden: 1.5 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lion's Sensory Garden: 1.5 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.5 mi
- Park Hill: 1.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.6 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Todt Hill: 3.5 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.9 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 3.7 mi
- South Beach: 3.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 4.7 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 2.0 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 3.6 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 3.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.7 mi
- Street Car: 3.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 12.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.8 mi
- The Loch: 12.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.9 mi
- North Tower: 17.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Barber: 12.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Lighthouse Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 344° | 268 m | 23.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 342° | 260 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 344° | 230 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 294° | 217 m | 24.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 341° | 185 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 296° | 180 m | 24.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 341° | 180 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 323° | 179 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 6 mi
- Hudson County · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 6 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 6 mi
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