Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Noble Maritime Collection, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Snug Harbor is an 83-acre (34 ha) campus containing more than two dozen architecturally significant buildings set along the Kill Van Kull on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, New York, US. It functioned as Sailors' Snug Harbor, a retirement home for sailors, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Since 1976, the buildings and grounds have been managed by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden as a cultural center complex and used by various cultural and arts organizations. The entire complex is a National Historic Landmark district, and several structures are New York City designated landmarks. Captain Robert Richard Randall bequeathed funds and land for a sailors' home upon his 1801 death. Fights over his will delayed the complex's development and forced its trustees to find a new site, where building C, the first structure at Snug Harbor, opened in 1833. Additional structures were built throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Following a prolonged preservation dispute and several redevelopment proposals in the 1960s and 1970s, the institution moved to North Carolina. The Snug Harbor Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, has gradually renovated the grounds and many buildings over the years. The buildings at Snug Harbor are designed in the Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Italianate, and Victorian styles. Among those are buildings A–E, five interlocking Greek Revival structures known as Temple Row. The buildings are set in extensively landscaped grounds, surrounded by a cast iron fence. The grounds also include other structures such as a chapel and the Music Hall, along with the 55-acre (22 ha) Staten Island Botanical Garden. The Snug Harbor Cultural Center operates some of its own facilities and programs, including the botanical garden, the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, and the Music Hall. Other space is leased to institutions such as the Staten Island Children's Museum and the Staten Island Museum.
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What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Noble Maritime Collection: 0.0 mi
- Staten Island Museum: 0.0 mi
- Staten Island Children’s Museum: 0.1 mi
- World Trade Center Educational Tribute: 0.1 mi
- Chinese Scholar’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- Randall’s Grave: 0.0 mi
- Robert Richard Randall: 0.1 mi
- Granito / Smith: 0.8 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 1.2 mi
- Postcards: 1.4 mi
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden: 0.0 mi
- Walker Park: 0.4 mi
- Allison Pond Park: 0.5 mi
- Goodhue Park: 0.7 mi
- Skyline Park: 0.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Shade Garden: 0.1 mi
- Peony Collection: 0.1 mi
- Lion's Sensory Garden: 0.1 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 0.8 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 2.5 mi
- Ingram Woods: 3.0 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 3.3 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 3.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.9 mi
- Park Hill: 2.2 mi
- Fox Hills: 2.4 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Todt Hill: 3.1 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 2.9 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 3.9 mi
- South Beach: 4.4 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 5.0 mi
- Midland Beach: 5.1 mi
- Jurassic Park: 3.5 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 3.5 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 3.5 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.9 mi
- Carousel for All Children: 4.1 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 6.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 7.5 mi
- Palisades: 9.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 12.5 mi
- Palisades: 12.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.2 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.7 mi
- North Tower: 18.2 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 18.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 10.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.1 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Barber: 11.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 15.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 21.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 347° | 268 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 347° | 230 m | 22.8 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 294° | 217 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 291° | 215 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 297° | 180 m | 22.7 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 345° | 180 m | 23.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 327° | 179 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 312° | 175 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 2 mi
- Staten Island · 5 mi
- Elizabeth · 6 mi
- Hudson County · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 7 mi
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