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The Conference House

The Conference House from directly overhead

The Conference House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The South Pole, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Staten Island, New York location listed on National Register of Historic Places

Dates from 1675.

Wikidata Q3849604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
before 1700
Height
11.8 m

What to expect

Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50311, -74.25323

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Butterfly garden: 5.7 mi
  • South River Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 7.5 mi
  • Highland Park Good Earth Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Native Rhododendron Garden: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 53
Picnic sites: 25
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 7.6 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
  • Grove 4: 8.9 mi
  • Grove 3B: 9.0 mi
  • Grove 3A: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Seele: 13.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Hawk Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Palisades: 19.9 mi
  • Palisades: 22.1 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 24.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Conference House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mine MountainNW 309°251 m23.9 mi
Sugar LoafNW 322°229 m23.9 mi
Gillespie HillNW 325°217 m23.6 mi
Mount KembleNW 322°215 m23.0 mi
Blachleys HillNW 319°204 m23.3 mi
Kinneys HillNNW 329°180 m23.6 mi
Stony HillN 1°179 m21.4 mi
Mayapple HillN 354°175 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341526171767467554537
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.04.84.84.74.24.13.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Brunswick 3 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/241857895

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