- Elevation, modelled
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Rockhouse Mountain387 m · 7.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway11.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1710, -73.9870
Historical Society of Rockland County Grounds is a park in New York, at a modelled 55 m. Rockhouse Mountain stands 387 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blauvelt Homestead, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Historical Society of Rockland County Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhouse Mountain | NW 311° | 387 m | 7.2 mi |
| Breakneck Mountain | WNW 289° | 384 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jackie Jones Mountain | NW 309° | 383 m | 5.7 mi |
| West Mountain | N 351° | 382 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ladentown Mountain | WNW 292° | 378 m | 5.7 mi |
| Squirrel Swamp Mountain | W 281° | 378 m | 5.8 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | W 275° | 378 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Hill | WNW 302° | 374 m | 5.8 mi |
- 11.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 13.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 17.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 23.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Blauvelt Homestead: 0.0 mi
- History Center Museum: 0.0 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 5.8 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 6.4 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
- Vickers & Sons Bell: 0.0 mi
- New City Welcome area and fountain: 1.6 mi
- Kevin Landau Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Treason Site: 2.2 mi
- Treason Site: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Zukor Park: 0.1 mi
- Kennedy-Dells Park: 0.5 mi
- Kennedy - Dells County Park: 0.5 mi
- Community Park and Sandpit: 0.9 mi
- Kevin Landau Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- High Tor: 1.6 mi
- South Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Tor: 1.8 mi
- Treason Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cheesecote Mountain: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Brickhead Truth: 2.0 mi
- River Arch: 6.1 mi
- Tappan Zee: 7.0 mi
- Approach: 7.1 mi
- The Flux of Being: 7.2 mi
Cliffs
- Scenic Overlook: 2.6 mi
- Pulpit: 8.5 mi
- Jersey Volunteers: 9.3 mi
- Kitty Corners: 9.3 mi
- Torch: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Gurnee Park: 2.6 mi
- Oscawana Island Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- George's Island Park: 5.1 mi
- Graff Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Oscawana Preserve: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 5.7 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 5.8 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 6.9 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 5.9 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 7.6 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 7.7 mi
- Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 7.7 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 39
- Ten Eycks Beach: 5.2 mi
- Brick Beach: 5.4 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 7.8 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 8.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach Club: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Kakiat Park: 6.9 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 15.8 mi
- Area B: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 12.6 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 16.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 18.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.6 mi
- Farms Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 8.9 mi
- Monksville: 16.6 mi
- New City Village: 23.6 mi
- Dicktown: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 12 mi away.
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