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Freed Slave Graveyard

Freed Slave Graveyard from directly overhead

Freed Slave Graveyard is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Mine Mountain stands 251 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lorraine Loop Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

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Coordinates40.54461, -74.21939
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lorraine Loop Park: 0.0 mi
  • McBaine Estate Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bloomingdale Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fairview Park: 1.1 mi
  • Harris Brothers Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 0.9 mi
  • The South Pole: 3.6 mi
  • Heyerdahl Ruins: 5.0 mi
  • Buck’s Hollow: 5.1 mi
  • Carousel for All Children: 5.2 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 0.6 mi
  • Sharrotts Shoreline: 1.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Bluebelt: 1.7 mi
  • Arden Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Arbutus Creek Bluebelt: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 55
  • Todt Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Emerson Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Signal Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Fox Hills: 8.9 mi
  • Park Hill: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 51
Picnic sites: 25
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 4.9 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
  • Grove 4: 11.3 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Open Grove: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hawk Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Palisades: 16.5 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 21.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 21.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Seele: 12.8 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Freed Slave Graveyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mine MountainWNW251 m23.6 mi
Sugar LoafNW229 m23.0 mi
Gillespie HillNW217 m22.5 mi
Mount KembleNW215 m22.0 mi
Blachleys HillNW204 m22.5 mi
Kinneys HillNW180 m22.3 mi
Stony HillN179 m18.5 mi
Mayapple HillNNW175 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5020:32
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1815:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536373787669584738
Precip in3.43.04.13.94.04.34.74.13.83.83.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4726763219

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