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Battles of Penny’s and Luce’s Landing

Battles of Penny’s and Luce’s Landing from directly overhead

Battles of Penny’s and Luce’s Landing is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Bald Hill stands 88 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Pier Beach, a park 1.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
At Penny’s Landing Farmers and Militia prevented the capture of Sloop Nancy by British Man of War Sylph. At Luce’s Landing Revenue Cutter Nathan Hale was captured by British Frigate after a valiant defense for three days by its crew and....

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.96981, -72.61888

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Iron Pier Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Meeting House Creek Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lutheran Church Playground: 2.2 mi
  • Lutheran Mission Field: 2.2 mi
  • Unity Park: 2.7 mi
Beaches
  • Iron Pier Beach: 1.3 mi
  • South Jamesport Park: 3.2 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Fisherman Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Fisherman Beach: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 49
  • Railroad Museum of Long Island: 4.2 mi
  • Suffolk County Historical Society Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Long Island Aero Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Charles Banks Nature Center: 9.4 mi
  • Quogue Historical Society Museum: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 29
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 7
  • Rain Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Eastport Roots Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Longwood Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Lillian's Garden: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battles of Penny’s and Luce’s Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillSW 218°88 m7.8 mi
Spencer HillN 6°77 m23.9 mi
Cow HillN 9°76 m23.8 mi
Flanders HillS 174°70 m6.6 mi
Moose HillNNW 345°68 m24.2 mi
Rock HillSW 222°64 m11.0 mi
Mount MiseryW 268°54 m23.2 mi
Hungry HillN 351°50 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1919:4520:27
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1315:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441516170757468574738
Precip in3.83.34.74.13.63.83.03.94.14.53.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverhead Rsch Farm, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8734089624

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