Historic site · New York
Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fraunces Tavern Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
History museum.
Dates from 1907.
Wikidata Q139243057, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- After the American revolutionary war, on December 4, 1783, General George Washington Dade his emotional farewell to his officers at a banquet held in the long room, located on the second floor of this tower. Samuel Frances, a west Indian in keeper, was th
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70341, -74.01145
- 10.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Fraunces Tavern Museum: 0.0 mi
- National Museum of the American Indian: 0.1 mi
- Museum of American Finance: 0.2 mi
- Skyscraper Museum: 0.4 mi
- South Street Seaport Museum: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Coenties Slip: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza: 0.1 mi
- The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Elevated Acre: 0.2 mi
- Bowling Green: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Coenties Ship: 0.0 mi
- Asia: 0.1 mi
- America: 0.1 mi
- Europe: 0.1 mi
- Africa: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- The Genius of Communication: 0.1 mi
- New York Stock Exchange: 0.2 mi
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock: 0.5 mi
- Wavertree: 0.5 mi
- South Street Seaport: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Liberty Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Millenium Park: 0.6 mi
- Robert Wagner Greenstreet: 0.7 mi
- Pier 6 Flower Field: 0.8 mi
- Exploratory Marsh: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Pier 4 Beach: 0.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.1 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 1.7 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.2 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Island: 0.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.2 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.0 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Outlook Hill: 1.3 mi
- Slide Hill: 1.3 mi
- Discovery Hill: 1.4 mi
- Battle Hill: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
- 18th Century Cistern: 0.0 mi
- New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Castello Plan: 0.1 mi
- Bowling Green Fence: 0.2 mi
- Bowling Green Marker: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 0.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 0.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 2.5 mi
- Street Seats: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.7 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 15.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ambergill Falls: 3.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 3.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 3.7 mi
- The Loch: 6.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 17.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Fraunces Tavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 332° | 268 m | 20.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 313° | 263 m | 24.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 331° | 260 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 332° | 230 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 24.3 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 329° | 185 m | 22.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 330° | 180 m | 21.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 302° | 179 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7184912483
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- Downstate New York · 1 mi
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- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/SoHo · 1 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 1 mi
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