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Elliott Park

Elliott Park from directly overhead

Elliott Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kykuit, a peak 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
25 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.21475, -73.87459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Roe-Jan Kill Park: 4.5 mi
  • Henry Hudson Riverfront Park: 4.7 mi
  • Promenade Hill Park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Cohotate Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Seward's Island: 3.3 mi
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 3.3 mi
  • Catskill Forest Preserve Detatched Parcel: 3.6 mi
  • Middle Ground Flats Unique Area: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 54
  • Glen Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 8.4 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Venus Bath: 8.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 7.9 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 8.0 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 8.3 mi
Museums: 32
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 9.1 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 9.2 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Oakdale Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 10.7 mi
  • West Beach: 11.8 mi
  • West Landing: 12.1 mi
  • South Landing: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hurricane Ledge: 11.1 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 11.4 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 12.0 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 12.1 mi
  • High Rocks: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • The Old Game Farm: 7.0 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 21.2 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 24.0 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 24.1 mi
  • trail parking: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Elliott Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeWNW 287°1,217.37 m13.2 mi
Thomas Cole MountainWNW 286°1,204.87 m13.9 mi
BlackheadWNW 287°1,200.91 m12.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 248°1,160 m15.2 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW 251°1,113.13 m11.1 mi
Twin MountainWSW 245°1,112.52 m14.4 mi
Camel's HumpWNW 286°1,095.4 m14.6 mi
Twin Mountain South SummitWSW 243°1,085 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • mayapple23 obs
  • Common Garter Snake21 obs
  • dame's rocket16 obs
  • sensitive fern16 obs
  • wineberry16 obs
  • round-lobed hepatica16 obs
  • purple loosestrife15 obs
  • fringed loosestrife15 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1106745003

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