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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.

The story

Marker in Queens, New York, United States.

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

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

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.75149, -73.74544

Named places within 25 miles

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
Parks
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
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
Attractions: 56
  • 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
Historic sites: 55
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
Picnic sites: 33
  • 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
Lighthouses: 8
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • 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

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of General George Washington Tablet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW208 m22.6 mi
Reynolds HillN180 m24.5 mi
Round HillN172 m24.6 mi
Cooney HillN170 m24.2 mi
Kennelwood HillN156 m21.8 mi
Kykuit HillNNW147 m23.9 mi
Beaver HillN140 m22.2 mi
Hackley HillNNW140 m22.8 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12068202966

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