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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

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
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 26
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
Attractions: 6
  • Water Mill Windmill: 9.8 mi
  • Parking: 12.9 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 12.9 mi
  • watchtower: 13.3 mi
  • Amsterdam Beach Trail: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
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 HillWSW 254°70 m23.0 mi
Johnnycake HillNNW 344°48 m24.8 mi
Prospect HillENE 66°47 m16.4 mi
Mattituck HillsW 278°45 m20.5 mi
Amon HillN 350°43 m24.8 mi
Jacobs HillW 275°40 m21.7 mi
ChocomountNNE 27°39 m24.5 mi
Lamphere HillN 5°39 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 5080 °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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