Museum · New York
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Display Yard
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Display Yard is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oyster Bay Railroad Museum
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.87507, -73.52841
- 13.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 0.0 mi
- ATCG Tower: 3.3 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 8.7 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 12.0 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 13.4 mi
Artworks
- Teddy's Express: 0.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.2 mi
- 71 West Main Street Horse: 0.3 mi
- Pietà: 0.4 mi
- Mary: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Mary Lindley Devereux: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage: 0.2 mi
- Presbyterian Church: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Museum: 0.2 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.2 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.2 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.2 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Victorian Garden: 0.2 mi
- Colonial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Gordon E. Jones Synoptic Garden: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Townsend Park: 0.2 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Gerard Beekman Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.7 mi
Beaches
- Beekman Beach: 0.7 mi
- West Harbor Beach: 2.2 mi
- Soundside Beach: 2.5 mi
- Ferry Beach: 2.5 mi
- Centre Island Beach: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Mill Neck Peak: 1.0 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 1.6 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.3 mi
- West Hills: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center: 1.1 mi
- Schiff Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Bertha and Reginald Rose Refuge: 1.6 mi
- Shu Swamp Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Smithers Connector Parcel: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Upper Education Area: 1.1 mi
- Lower Education Area: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 5.0 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cooper Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.5 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 8.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 2.4 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 8.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 16.3 mi
- Farms Falls: 17.8 mi
- The Loch: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Display Yard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 318° | 211 m | 21.9 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NW 322° | 180 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 334° | 172 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 326° | 170 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 318° | 156 m | 17.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 7° | 141 m | 22.0 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 7° | 140 m | 20.2 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 310° | 140 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 1 mi
- Bayville · 3 mi
- Glen Cove · 5 mi
- Roslyn · 8 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 8 mi
- Flower Hill · 9 mi
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