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General Slocum Disaster

General Slocum Disaster from directly overhead

General Slocum Disaster is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77965, -73.92344

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7973652496

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