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James Baird State Park

James Baird State Park from directly overhead

James Baird State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Wing Recreation Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.68846, -73.79221

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Red Wing Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.4 mi
  • Red Wing Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Stringham Park: 2.4 mi
  • Red Wing Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Whortekill Rod & Gun Club: 3.3 mi
  • Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area: 3.7 mi
  • Fern Tor: 7.8 mi
  • Winnakee Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
  • West Mountain State Forest: 9.5 mi
Historic sites
  • World War Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • William W Smith Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • Dudley Memorial Plaza: 6.5 mi
  • Fallen Fire Fighters Memorials: 6.7 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 6.7 mi
Artworks
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 7.6 mi
  • Dutchess County Map: 7.6 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 8.4 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 9.2 mi
Museums: 48
Cliffs: 32
Gardens: 25
Beaches: 22
  • Berean Park Beach: 9.8 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 12.3 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 12.4 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Private Beach: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • LG waterfall: 7.5 mi
  • Cascades: 14.8 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Dover Stone Church: 11.0 mi
  • wings castle: 12.0 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 14.6 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 15.8 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of James Baird State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopWNW 302°862 m10.9 mi
Clove MountainE 90°426 m5.1 mi
Dennis HillESE 105°416 m8.9 mi
East MountainE 79°406 m13.7 mi
Mount EgbertSSE 149°405 m10.0 mi
Schaghticoke MountainE 91°404 m13.9 mi
Tower HillNE 48°403 m11.1 mi
Depot HillSE 142°398 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:2015:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938496068747264524232
Precip in2.82.23.13.63.53.93.84.34.33.73.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • mapleleaf viburnum14 obs
  • eastern redcedar9 obs
  • buttonbush8 obs
  • smooth sumac8 obs
  • black cherry8 obs
  • garlic mustard8 obs
  • rue anemone8 obs
  • Spongy Moth7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/435242176

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