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Putnam History Museum

Putnam History Museum from directly overhead

Putnam History Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Boring Mill Backshot Wheel, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.41677, -73.95045

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Boring Mill Backshot Wheel: 0.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Parrott Gun: 0.6 mi
  • Connecticut Line: 1.0 mi
  • The Great Chain: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Foundry Dock Park: 0.4 mi
  • McConville Park: 0.4 mi
  • End of Main St Park: 0.5 mi
  • Nelsonville Park: 0.5 mi
  • Blacktop: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Bull Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Cat Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Crows Nest: 1.8 mi
  • Storm King Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Butter Hill: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 2.6 mi
  • Open Space Conservancy: 3.0 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 3.0 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 3.2 mi
  • Garrison School Forest: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 60
  • Eagle Cliff: 4.6 mi
  • Hell Hole: 6.8 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 14.5 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 16.7 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 18.9 mi
Museums: 40
Gardens: 38
  • Haldane School Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Boscobel Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Ossining Organic Community Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 37
Beaches: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Princess circle picnic site: 12.5 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 20.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 22.1 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • LG waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Putnam History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainN 4°491 m4.5 mi
North Beacon MountainN 3°465 m5.0 mi
Bald HillNNE 16°456 m6.1 mi
Lambs HillNNE 12°454 m5.5 mi
Spy RockWSW 244°441 m4.1 mi
Bull HillN 349°433 m1.5 mi
Crows NestWSW 252°429 m1.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 242°429 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/321551540

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