The Scott-Edwards House
The Scott-Edwards House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Cecchino stands 230 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Prall Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Staten Island, New York, NRHP-listed
Dates from 1730.
Wikidata Q7435847, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 7.0 m
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.5 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prall Playground: 0.3 mi
- Austin J. McDonald Playground: 0.4 mi
- Levy Playground: 0.4 mi
- Northerleigh Park: 0.7 mi
- Corporal Thompson Park: 0.7 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Healing Garden Perennial Beds: 1.3 mi
- White Garden: 1.4 mi
- Peony Collection: 1.4 mi
- Tropical Border: 1.4 mi
- Kreuzer-Pelton House: 0.9 mi
- The Peter Houseman House: 1.1 mi
- Chinese Scholar’s Garden: 1.4 mi
- World Trade Center Educational Tribute: 1.5 mi
- Staten Island Children’s Museum: 1.5 mi
- Memorial to All Vietnam Veterans: 1.4 mi
- Robert Richard Randall: 1.5 mi
- Randall’s Grave: 1.6 mi
- Granito / Smith: 1.7 mi
- O'Neill Point: 1.8 mi
- Ingram Woods: 1.5 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 1.8 mi
- Westwood Park: 1.8 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 2.2 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 2.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.0 mi
- Todt Hill: 2.0 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Park Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fox Hills: 2.6 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 2.5 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.5 mi
- Carousel for All Children: 2.5 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 2.7 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 3.2 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 3.4 mi
- South Beach: 4.1 mi
- Midland Beach: 4.4 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 5.1 mi
- Freedom Field: 5.8 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 8.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Hobble Falls: 12.1 mi
- Palisades: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 11.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 12.3 mi
- Palisades: 14.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.2 mi
- North Tower: 17.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.9 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Barber: 9.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 14.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of The Scott-Edwards House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cecchino | N 350° | 230 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 296° | 229 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 298° | 217 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Kemble | WNW 295° | 215 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 301° | 180 m | 22.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 334° | 179 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 319° | 175 m | 13.2 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 266° | 168 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/245571083
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Staten Island · 4 mi
- Elizabeth · 5 mi
- Linden · 6 mi
- Hudson County · 7 mi
- Harrison · 8 mi
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