- Elevation, modelled
- 42 m
- Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
- Hilltop862 m · 7.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway10.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6845, -73.8936
Vassar's Back Yard is a park in New York, at a modelled 42 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shakespeare Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Vassar's Back Yard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | NW 326° | 862 m | 7.3 mi |
| South Beacon Mountain | S 191° | 491 m | 14.3 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | S 191° | 465 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | S 185° | 456 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lambs Hill | S 188° | 454 m | 13.2 mi |
| Clove Mountain | E 88° | 426 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dennis Hill | E 98° | 416 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Egbert | SE 129° | 405 m | 13.3 mi |
- 10.0 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 14 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 14 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 15 mi
- Thurston Rock · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ballentine Field: 0.2 mi
- Prentiss Field Sports Complex: 0.4 mi
- Vassar Field: 0.6 mi
- Field: 0.7 mi
- Greenvale Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Spy Hill: 0.7 mi
- Clover Hill: 2.3 mi
- Merry Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peach Hill: 3.6 mi
- Illinois Mountain: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
- World War Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters Memorials: 2.0 mi
- Police Memorial: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Dutchess County Map: 2.8 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Sojourner Truth Statue: 3.6 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 4.9 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Fern Tor: 3.7 mi
- Town of Lloyd: 5.1 mi
- Scenic Hudson: 5.4 mi
- Scenic Hudson: 5.9 mi
- Town of Lloyd: 6.0 mi
Museums: 46
- Clinton House: 1.6 mi
- Locust Grove Estate: 2.1 mi
- Mid-Hudson Children's Museum: 2.9 mi
- Mesier Homestead and Museum: 6.1 mi
- Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 34
- Kaal Rock: 2.8 mi
- Bard Rock: 8.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 10.7 mi
- Skytop: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- LG waterfall: 2.3 mi
- Mossy Brook Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Saw Mill Falls: 17.5 mi
- Peter's Kill Falls: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 24
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.1 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Cut Garden: 2.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Teaching Garden: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 23
- Berean Park Beach: 5.0 mi
- East Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- West Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- North Landing Beach: 10.3 mi
- Private Beach: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 11
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 11.0 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 11.0 mi
- Ulster County Fair: 12.0 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 12.2 mi
- wings castle: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Stormville Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 15.7 mi
- Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Princess circle picnic site: 6.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 3 mi away.
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