Battles of Penny’s and Luce’s Landing
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
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Hallock State Park Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Peconic Estuary: 3.7 mi
- Oregon Marsh State Tidal Wetland: 4.7 mi
- Sound Avenue Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center: 5.0 mi
- Wolf Pit Lake: 5.1 mi
- World Trade Center Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Shinnecock Monument: 8.1 mi
- Firefigher of 9/11 Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Trout Ponds (Ruins): 14.1 mi
- 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
- Jacobs Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mattituck Hills: 3.5 mi
- Friars Head: 5.6 mi
- Oregon Hills: 5.7 mi
- Flanders Hill: 6.6 mi
- The Big Duck: 4.3 mi
- Splish Splash: 6.7 mi
- boulder: 9.4 mi
- Exit sign: 10.2 mi
- Water Mill Windmill: 14.4 mi
- 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
- Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 4.6 mi
- Sweet Shoppe: 4.6 mi
- F-14 Tomcat No 160902: 9.5 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of the Island: 11.1 mi
- Big Bird: 13.0 mi
- Jumping-off Hill: 15.5 mi
- Ram Head: 19.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 19.8 mi
- Hedges Bank: 21.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.8 mi
- Cascade: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | SW 218° | 88 m | 7.8 mi |
| Spencer Hill | N 6° | 77 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cow Hill | N 9° | 76 m | 23.8 mi |
| Flanders Hill | S 174° | 70 m | 6.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 345° | 68 m | 24.2 mi |
| Rock Hill | SW 222° | 64 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 268° | 54 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hungry Hill | N 351° | 50 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/8734089624
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 26 mi
- Essex · 29 mi
- Old Lyme · 29 mi
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