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Princess circle picnic site

Princess circle picnic site from directly overhead

Princess circle picnic site is a picnic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesier Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.59442, -73.90526

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mesier Park: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bowdoin Park: 1.8 mi
  • Schlathaus Park: 1.8 mi
  • Town Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Stonykill Environmental Education Center: 3.7 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.7 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.1 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.2 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.4 mi
Artworks
  • Dutchess County Map: 8.0 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 8.4 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 8.9 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 10.7 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 12.1 mi
Museums: 47
  • Mesier Homestead and Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Locust Grove Estate: 5.5 mi
  • Clinton House: 7.3 mi
  • Dia:Beacon: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 34
Beaches: 24
  • Berean Park Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Canopus Beach: 9.5 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 16.0 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 19
Waterfalls: 17
  • LG waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 18.5 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Sheldon Falls: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Ulster County Fair: 14.3 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 14.4 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 14.4 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 18.1 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Stormville Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Princess circle picnic site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNW 344°862 m12.7 mi
South Beacon MountainSSW 195°491 m8.1 mi
North Beacon MountainSSW 196°465 m7.6 mi
Bald HillS 185°456 m6.4 mi
Lambs HillS 190°454 m7.0 mi
Bull HillSSW 194°433 m11.1 mi
Crows NestSSW 197°429 m13.5 mi
Clove MountainENE 59°426 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4516:29

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/744982090

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