Park · New York
Clifton Park
Clifton Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Margaret F. DeRancy, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.84901, -73.63916
- 11.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Margaret F. DeRancy: 0.2 mi
- John Henry Geohegan Monument: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Graziose Sr.: 0.5 mi
- Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen: 0.6 mi
- Garvie Family: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Reservoir Park: 0.3 mi
- Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
- Roslyn Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Pirie Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Sea Cliff Village Museum: 0.4 mi
- Garvies Point Museum: 1.0 mi
- North Shore Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- First City Project: 1.2 mi
- The Marion F. Jackson House: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Howard Davis Jr. & Howard Davis Sr.: 0.5 mi
- Shore Thing Rentals: 0.5 mi
- Glen Cove Firemen: 1.0 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 1.0 mi
- Four Seasons: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bird and Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Windward Garden: 1.8 mi
- Student Garden: 2.4 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Sea Cliff Beach: 0.6 mi
- Harry Tappen Beach: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 1.5 mi
- Sands Point Village Beach: 1.8 mi
- Pratts Beach: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Garvies Point Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Red Spring Woods Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Louis C. Clark Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Merrill Meadows: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Harbor Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 5.2 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 5.7 mi
- Queens High Point: 7.6 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 6.0 mi
- ATCG Tower: 9.0 mi
- Tillotson Steps: 10.8 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 11.5 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Upper Education Area: 7.0 mi
- Lower Education Area: 7.0 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Cooper Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.0 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 5.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 7.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Falls: 10.9 mi
- The Loch: 17.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 19.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 21.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Long Island Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Clifton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 334° | 211 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 313° | 208 m | 20.4 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNW 339° | 180 m | 19.0 mi |
| Round Hill | N 354° | 172 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 344° | 170 m | 18.1 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNW 338° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 332° | 148 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 327° | 147 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 8 mi away.
- Atlantic Horseshoe Crab51 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly34 obs
- garlic mustard22 obs
- common mugwort21 obs
- Mourning Dove20 obs
- lesser celandine18 obs
- eastern poison ivy17 obs
- Japanese angelica tree17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/88444148
Day trips start here
- Glen Cove · 1 mi
- North Hempstead · 3 mi
- Port Washington · 3 mi
- Roslyn · 3 mi
- Flower Hill · 4 mi
- The Plandomes · 4 mi
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