Historic site · New York
Treason Site
Treason Site is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Breakneck Mountain stands 384 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Within these woods, in the early morning hours of September 22, 1780, American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre plotted the surrender of American fortress at West Point. While attempting to return to British lines, Andre was captured
How to reach it
Coordinates41.17458, -73.94443
- 10.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 26 mi
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Treason Site: 0.3 mi
- Vickers & Sons Bell: 2.2 mi
- Kevin Landau Memorial: 3.0 mi
- New City Welcome area and fountain: 3.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Sundial: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- High Tor: 1.4 mi
- South Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Tor: 2.7 mi
- Treason Hill: 3.5 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Community Park and Sandpit: 1.4 mi
- Haverstraw African American Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Historical Society of Rockland County Grounds: 2.2 mi
- Congers Lake Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Zukor Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Brickhead Truth: 1.5 mi
- River Arch: 4.0 mi
- Tappan Zee: 6.4 mi
- Approach: 6.5 mi
- The Flux of Being: 6.7 mi
Museums
- History Center Museum: 2.2 mi
- Blauvelt Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 4.3 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 4.3 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 3.7 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 7.2 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 7.3 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 7.3 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Graff Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Oscawana Island Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Crawbuckie Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Oscawana Preserve: 4.0 mi
- George's Island Park: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 60
- Scenic Overlook: 4.7 mi
- Raven's Rock: 8.6 mi
- Hell Hole: 10.7 mi
- Pulpit: 10.8 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 11.4 mi
Gardens
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 6.7 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 7.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 37
- Brick Beach: 4.9 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 5.2 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 9.9 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 10.2 mi
- Huylers Beach: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Kakiat Park: 9.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 15.7 mi
- Area B: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 14.7 mi
- Farms Falls: 17.5 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 19.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 19.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 9.1 mi
- Monksville: 18.8 mi
- Dicktown: 22.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Treason Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck Mountain | WNW 282° | 384 m | 8.2 mi |
| Jackie Jones Mountain | WNW 297° | 383 m | 7.4 mi |
| West Mountain | NNW 335° | 382 m | 8.3 mi |
| Ladentown Mountain | WNW 284° | 378 m | 7.7 mi |
| Squirrel Swamp Mountain | W 276° | 378 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Hill | WNW 292° | 374 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mine Ridge | WNW 299° | 357 m | 8.4 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NW 305° | 346 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8225859335
Day trips start here
- New City · 3 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 4 mi
- Ossining · 4 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 5 mi
- Rockland County · 5 mi
- Stony Point · 5 mi
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