Peter Wheeler historic marker
Peter Wheeler historic marker is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ludlowville Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Peter Wheeler Born 1789 in NJ. Kidnapped, sold as slave and brought to Ludlowville in 1801. Fled 1806 with help of abolitionists Thomas and Henry Ludlow.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 4 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myers Park: 1.2 mi
- Jacksonville Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Ned Hickey Park: 5.2 mi
- Marian Hartill Park: 5.7 mi
- East Shore Park: 5.9 mi
- Bean Hill: 3.8 mi
- Lobdell Hill: 3.9 mi
- Comstock Knoll: 7.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.3 mi
- Hungerford Hill: 9.8 mi
- Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Taughannock Falls State Park: 4.3 mi
- Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Cascadilla Gorge: 8.1 mi
- Reynolds Game Farm: 9.0 mi
- Ludlowville Falls: 0.1 mi
- Pocket Falls: 2.3 mi
- Emilie Jonas Falls: 2.8 mi
- Taughannock Falls: 3.9 mi
- Frontenac Falls: 4.8 mi
- Field School House: 2.1 mi
- Cayuga Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Museum of the Earth: 6.0 mi
- Ulysses Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Sciencenter: 7.4 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 5.0 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 5.0 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 5.2 mi
- Tree Service: 5.7 mi
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 6.0 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 6.8 mi
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 7.5 mi
- Farrand Garden: 7.8 mi
- Deans Garden: 7.8 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Monument of Ezra Cornell: 7.7 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 18.0 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 21.7 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 10.0 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 18.8 mi
- Castle Point: 19.3 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 21.4 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 10.0 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 17.8 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 8.1 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 17.3 mi
- Preble: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Peter Wheeler historic marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | ESE 102° | 643 m | 20.7 mi |
| Connecticut Hill | SSW 210° | 638 m | 13.4 mi |
| Greek Peak | E 101° | 637 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tuller Hill | E 95° | 616 m | 21.0 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | ESE 120° | 612 m | 14.8 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSW 197° | 599 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hammond Hill | ESE 124° | 598 m | 14.9 mi |
| Doll Hill | SSW 201° | 596 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca Cornell Univ, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9724920498
Day trips start here
- Trumansburg · 6 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 8 mi
- Ithaca · 8 mi
- Cortland · 18 mi
- Watkins Glen · 21 mi
- Auburn · 26 mi
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