- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Round Hill172 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway20.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8172, -73.4117
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site is a park in New York, at a modelled 45 m. Round Hill stands 172 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Home of John Whitman, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | NW 325° | 172 m | 24.1 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 352° | 140 m | 24.3 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | W 260° | 122 m | 0.7 mi |
| Ferris Hill | N 351° | 120 m | 24.8 mi |
| West Hills | W 267° | 106 m | 1.1 mi |
| Harbor Hill | W 264° | 106 m | 12.0 mi |
| Belden Hill | N 357° | 105 m | 24.5 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | N 349° | 102 m | 21.4 mi |
- 20.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 23.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Home of John Whitman: 0.4 mi
- Site of Stone Fort: 0.6 mi
- Nathaniel Whitman: 0.6 mi
- Peace and Plenty Inn: 0.7 mi
- Mountain Mist Spring: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Koster Park: 0.8 mi
- Koster Park: 0.8 mi
- South Huntington School District Softball Fields: 1.0 mi
- Elderwood Lane Park: 1.2 mi
- Whitman Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Paumanok Wetlands Preserve: 1.1 mi
- West Hills Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Froehlich Farms Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- West Rogues Wetlands: 2.3 mi
- West Rogues Wetlands: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Organic Demonstration Site #1: 2.2 mi
- Rain Garden Planted August 2012: 3.5 mi
- The Sustainable Garden: 4.4 mi
- Garden of Hope: 4.4 mi
- Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Museum of American Armor: 3.3 mi
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration: 3.5 mi
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
- Long Island Fair Exhibition Hall: 3.8 mi
- The Arsenal: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Civil War Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Dance of the Polypeptides: 4.1 mi
- Charles Darwin: 4.1 mi
- Three Condors: 4.3 mi
- 9/11 Rescue Dog: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- ATCG Tower: 4.1 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 6.5 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 7.3 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 10.7 mi
- Jamaica: 10.8 mi
Beaches
- Cold Spring Beach: 4.6 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 4.9 mi
- Gold Star Battalion Beach: 5.6 mi
- Huntington Beach: 5.9 mi
- Knollwood Beach: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 46
- Jayne's Hill: 0.7 mi
- West Hills: 1.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 2.7 mi
- Dix Hills: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area C: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 3.8 mi
- Lower Education Area: 6.2 mi
- Upper Education Area: 6.2 mi
- Wolf 4: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 8.1 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 9.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Cooper Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 8.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 5.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- The Falls: 22.9 mi
- Farms Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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