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First Sheep Fold Site 1684

First Sheep Fold Site 1684 from directly overhead

First Sheep Fold Site 1684 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Flanders Hill stands 70 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North End Common, a park 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
East Hampton townsmen under care of a shepherd herded earmarked sheep in this common pasturage.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.96557, -72.18100

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • North End Common: 0.1 mi
  • East Hampton Village Nature Trail and Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
  • Historical Farm Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Herrick Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pantigo Ballfield: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 55
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 25
Peaks: 20
  • Powder Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Hither Hills: 10.5 mi
  • Whale Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Browns Hills: 14.2 mi
  • Shinnecock Hills: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Rain Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 23.5 mi
  • West Garden: 23.5 mi
  • East Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Sheep Fold Site 1684. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flanders HillWSW70 m23.0 mi
Johnnycake HillNNW48 m24.8 mi
Prospect HillENE47 m16.4 mi
Mattituck HillsW45 m20.5 mi
Amon HillN43 m24.8 mi
Jacobs HillW40 m21.7 mi
ChocomountNNE39 m24.5 mi
Lamphere HillN39 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1819:4320:25
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1115:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313238475666727164544436
Precip in4.03.64.94.33.63.93.23.94.84.73.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgehampton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9016072781

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