Historic site · New York
Amistad Memorial
Amistad Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Jeremy Hill stands 101 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Montauk, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- July 1839, Joseph Cinque, leader of Mende Captives from Sierra Leone, overpowered the crew of the slave ship La Amistad off Cuba and landed at Culloden Point, Long Island. Captured and tried in a New Haven Court, the Africans were later defended by....
How to reach it
Coordinates41.07113, -71.85750
- 20.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 27.3 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 28.1 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hither Hills: 7.9 mi
- Whale Hill: 12.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.2 mi
- Plover Hill: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Montauk County Park: 2.7 mi
- Amsterdam Beach Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Rheinstein Estate Park: 3.9 mi
- Montauk Mountain Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Edward V. Ecker Sr. County Park: 6.5 mi
Parks
- Clearing: 0.6 mi
- Montauk Downs State Park: 4.5 mi
- Henry Hank Zebrowski Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Fort Pond Fishing Access: 5.2 mi
- Fort Pond Bay Park: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Montauk County Park RV Campground: 3.6 mi
- Iodine Beach: 10.3 mi
- Napeague Beach: 11.3 mi
- Isabella Beach: 14.9 mi
- Gerard Drive Beach: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 47
- USS Montauk: 0.0 mi
- Montauk Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Montauk Point Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 0.0 mi
- Battery Clinton (historical): 15.4 mi
Museums: 39
- Montauk Lighthouse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station: 15.6 mi
- Pollock-Krasner House: 15.8 mi
- Block Island Historical Society Museum: 16.9 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 13
- Lost At Sea: 0.0 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 16.5 mi
- Rebecca at the Well: 17.1 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 17.2 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- East Garden: 20.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 20.7 mi
- West Garden: 20.8 mi
- Cutting Garden: 20.8 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Amsterdam Beach Trail: 2.4 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 16.4 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 18.0 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 19.0 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Acabonack Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Crow Head: 14.8 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Clay Head: 18.7 mi
- Hedges Bank: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Oil Shed: 16.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 16.1 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.9 mi
- Powder House: 23.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Amistad Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hill | N 355° | 101 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gallup Hill | NNW 346° | 79 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Moriah | N 5° | 77 m | 23.4 mi |
| Merritt Hill | N 357° | 71 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fort Hill | NNW 337° | 69 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bailey Hill | NNW 332° | 67 m | 24.4 mi |
| Quoketaug Hill | NNW 348° | 66 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hinkley Hill | N 1° | 65 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montauk AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9363926825
Day trips start here
- Block Island · 16 mi
- Watch Hill · 17 mi
- Mystic · 20 mi
- Stonington · 20 mi
- Groton · 21 mi
- Westerly · 21 mi
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