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Underhill Burying Ground

Underhill Burying Ground from directly overhead

Underhill Burying Ground is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Osprey Nest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

cemetery in Lattingtown, New York

Dates from 1672.

Wikidata Q7883699, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1953
Material
rock
Inscription
Founded by Captain John Underhill. Born Warwickshire, England, 1597. Arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, 1630. Died Matinecock, Long Island, 1672. Erected by Myron C. Taylor in honor of his mother Mary Morgan Underhill Taylor, 1953.
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Coordinates40.89049, -73.57278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
Parks
  • Bailey Arboretum: 0.7 mi
  • Creek Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 1.3 mi
  • Stehli Beach Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bayville Commons: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.2 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 7.2 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Bayville Commons Cranes: 1.7 mi
  • Bayville Commons Mural: 1.7 mi
  • The West Portico: 1.9 mi
  • Circular Pool Cherub: 2.0 mi
  • Soundside Beach Mural: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 3.7 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.2 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.6 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Farms Falls: 16.3 mi
  • The Loch: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Underhill Burying Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 321°211 m19.6 mi
Reynolds HillNW 326°180 m18.0 mi
Round HillNNW 340°172 m15.6 mi
Cooney HillNNW 330°170 m16.8 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 322°156 m15.6 mi
Kykuit HillNW 314°147 m19.8 mi
Beaver HillNW 313°140 m18.1 mi
Hackley HillNW 311°140 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13356279310

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