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Clinton House State Historic Site

Clinton House State Historic Site from directly overhead

Clinton House State Historic Site is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.70034, -73.91635

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Dutchess County Map: 1.2 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 1.7 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 3.4 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 47
Cliffs: 33
Waterfalls: 28
  • LG waterfall: 2.2 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 13.3 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 14.3 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 22
  • Berean Park Beach: 3.4 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Private Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 9.5 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 9.5 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 10.7 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 10.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow: 24.7 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Clinton House State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNW 330°862 m5.7 mi
South Beacon MountainS 185°491 m15.2 mi
North Beacon MountainS 186°465 m14.7 mi
Bald HillS 180°456 m13.7 mi
Lambs HillS 183°454 m14.2 mi
Clove MountainE 94°426 m11.6 mi
Dickie BarreWNW 282°419 m15.4 mi
Dennis HillESE 102°416 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly67 obs
  • Porcelain Berry60 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee52 obs
  • American pokeweed47 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle46 obs
  • Canada Goose44 obs
  • eastern poison ivy44 obs
  • Groundhog42 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 82001128OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/441719944

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