Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center
Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Limekiln Mountain stands 342 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Philipsburg Manor, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Philipsburg Manor (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Philipse Manor) was a manor located north of New York City in Westchester County in the Province of New York. Dutch-born Frederick Philipse I and two partners made the initial purchase of land that had been part of a Dutch patroonship owned by Adriaen van der Donck. Philipse subsequently bought his partners out and added more land before being granted a royal charter in 1693 for the 52,000 acres (21,000 ha) estate, becoming its first lord. By associating and collaborating with respectable merchants and prominent political figures on one hand and criminal elements—including pirates and slave traders—on the other, the Philipse family built a massive fortune. After his death, the manor was split between his son and grandson, both of whom continued its development. Among the family's numerous enterprises, the Philipses engaged in the slave trade. Some of the victims of the slave trade they kept for themselves: while many families in colonial New York owned slaves, most possessed one or two house slaves; the Philipse family owned more than 120 enslaved men, women, and children. The manor's property was confiscated during the American Revolution when Loyalist Frederick Philipse III, its third and final lord, was attainted for treason by New York's revolutionary government in 1779. The estate's land was used as collateral to raise money to fund the rebellion and later sold at auction. Some of the original structures still stand, including the Philipsburg Manor House in Sleepy Hollow, Philipse Manor Hall (the family seat) in Yonkers, and the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, all of which are National Historic Landmarks.
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Wikidata Q7185545, matched on coordinates and name (175 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Historic Hudson Valley
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Philipsburg Manor: 0.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 0.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 0.1 mi
- House Of Sports: 5.3 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 7.2 mi
- Robertson Park: 0.3 mi
- Barnhardt Park: 0.3 mi
- DeVries Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park: 0.4 mi
- Douglas Park: 0.4 mi
- Battle Hill: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 0.6 mi
- Kykuit Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tappan Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hackley Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wolrd War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Gold Star Mothers: 0.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Viet Nam War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial By-way: 0.5 mi
- Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom: 0.8 mi
- Sheldon Swamp: 2.0 mi
- Taxter Ridge: 2.5 mi
- East Irvington Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Blauvelt State Park: 4.0 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 2.8 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 1.5 mi
- Converging Vistas: 1.5 mi
- Current: 1.5 mi
- Leaping Sturgeon: 3.1 mi
- Tappan Zee: 3.1 mi
- Lyndhurst Mansion: 2.4 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 5.1 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 5.2 mi
- Hastings Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- History Center Museum: 8.6 mi
- Raven's Rock: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
- The Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 11.1 mi
- Palisades: 14.2 mi
- Huylers Beach: 11.7 mi
- Brick Beach: 11.8 mi
- Shore Acres Pool Club Beach: 12.3 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 12.4 mi
- Greenhaven Beach: 12.8 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 10.1 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Kakiat Park: 13.7 mi
- Area B: 15.5 mi
- Farms Falls: 13.1 mi
- The Falls: 13.8 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 17.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 19.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 20.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 22.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 23.8 mi
- Doodletown: 16.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 18.7 mi
- Monksville: 22.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limekiln Mountain | NW 304° | 342 m | 13.4 mi |
| Horse Chock Mountain | NW 309° | 330 m | 13.2 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | WNW 297° | 325 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cheesecote Mountain | NW 310° | 296 m | 12.5 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WNW 302° | 293 m | 13.3 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNE 17° | 253 m | 11.6 mi |
| High Tor | NW 322° | 244 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dickerson Mountain | N 359° | 237 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/608773154
Day trips start here
- Sleepy Hollow · 0 mi
- Tarrytown · 1 mi
- Elmsford · 3 mi
- Nyack · 3 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 4 mi
- Irvington · 4 mi
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