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Old Burial Hill

Old Burial Hill from directly overhead

Old Burial Hill is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Bald Hill stands 184 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntington World War I Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Historic cemetery in New York, United States.

Wikidata Q5471233, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Vandalized by American Loyalist Benj. Thompson, later Count Rumford to build Fort Golgotha 1782 after hostilities ceased.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.87203, -73.42404

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
Parks
  • Heckscher Park: 0.3 mi
  • Huntington YMCA: 0.4 mi
  • Village Green Park: 0.4 mi
  • John J. Flanagan Memorial Activity Center: 0.5 mi
  • Mill Dam Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 58
Gardens: 56
  • Crucifix Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Victorian Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Colonial Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Huntington World War I Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Fireman's Bell: 0.0 mi
  • The Forgotten War: 0.1 mi
  • Patriots of Long Island: 0.1 mi
  • Nathan Hale: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Lower Education Area: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.2 mi
  • Wolf 5: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Old Burial Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillN184 m23.8 mi
Round HillNW172 m20.6 mi
Cooney HillNW170 m22.6 mi
Comstock KnollN164 m23.2 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m22.0 mi
Huckleberry HillsN141 m22.2 mi
Canoe HillN140 m20.5 mi
Jayne's HillS122 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10297358043

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