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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. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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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
Nature reserves
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 0.6 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 0.8 mi
  • Sharrotts Shoreline: 1.4 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.5 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.5 mi
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
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens
Peaks: 56
  • 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
Picnic sites: 28
  • 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
  • Grove 3B: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Hawk Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Palisades: 16.5 mi
  • Palisades: 18.7 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 21.8 mi
  • Palisades: 21.9 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 MountainWNW 301°251 m23.6 mi
Sugar LoafNW 315°229 m23.0 mi
Gillespie HillNW 317°217 m22.5 mi
Mount KembleNW 314°215 m22.0 mi
Blachleys HillNW 311°204 m22.5 mi
Kinneys HillNW 321°180 m22.3 mi
Stony HillN 356°179 m18.5 mi
Mayapple HillNNW 347°175 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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