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General George Washington Tablet

General George Washington Tablet from directly overhead

General George Washington Tablet is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Alley Pond Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

marker in Queens, New York, United States

Wikidata Q124978211, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON TRAVELED THIS ROAD ON HIS TOUR OF LONG ISLAND, APRIL 24th, 1790. TO COMMEMORATE THAT EVENT, THE MATINECOCK CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OF FLUSHING, NEW YORK, HAVE SET THIS MARK MAY 25th, 1934
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What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.75149, -73.74544
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Turtle Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Reclaimed Habitat: 0.7 mi
  • Dog: 1.1 mi
  • Jam Master Jay: 3.1 mi
  • Wood Pile: 3.2 mi
Gardens
  • Cloverdale Gardens at Bayside: 0.4 mi
  • The Estates at Bayside: 0.6 mi
  • House Beautiful: 0.6 mi
  • Pollinator Place: 0.7 mi
  • Mitchel Wallace Triangle: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Queens High Point: 1.4 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 8.1 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Janes Hill: 9.6 mi
Beaches
  • Parsons Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 5.2 mi
  • PWEA Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Baxter Estates Village Beach: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Welcome Center: 3.9 mi
  • Circle Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 4.2 mi
  • Unity Garden: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Area D: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.3 mi
  • Accessible Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Palisades: 13.4 mi
  • Palisades: 14.1 mi
  • Palisades: 14.5 mi
  • Palisades: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 10.7 mi
  • The Loch: 11.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of General George Washington Tablet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW 335°208 m22.6 mi
Reynolds HillN 357°180 m24.5 mi
Cooney HillN 2°170 m24.2 mi
Kennelwood HillN 358°156 m21.8 mi
Kykuit HillNNW 348°147 m23.9 mi
Beaver HillN 349°140 m22.2 mi
Hackley HillNNW 346°140 m22.8 mi
Tappan HillNNW 346°127 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12068202966

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