Lesbian Herstory Archives
Lesbian Herstory Archives is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marquis de Lafayette Monument, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Lesbian Herstory Archives (LHA) is a New York City-based archive, community center, and museum dedicated to preserving lesbian history, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Archives contain the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians. The Archives were founded in 1974 by lesbian members of the Gay Academic Union who had organized a group to discuss sexism within that organization. Co-founders Joan Nestle, Deborah Edel, Sahli Cavallo, Pamela Oline, and Julia Penelope Stanley wanted to ensure that the stories of the lesbian community were protected for future generations. Until the 1990s, the Archives were housed in Nestle's Upper West Side, Manhattan apartment. The collection eventually outgrew the space and was moved to a brownstone that the group had purchased in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. The Archives hold all manner of historical artifacts relating to lesbians and lesbian organizations and have grown to include some 11,000 books and 1,300 periodical titles, as well as an unknown number of photographs. The people who work in the Lesbian Herstory Archives are often called "archivettes", which is a twist on the traditional term "archivist". There is also a documentary directed by Megan D. Rossman titled "The Archivettes" which tells the story of the Lesbian History Archives and its development. In 2005, the LHA received the Michele Karlsberg Leadership Award from the Publishing Triangle.
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Dates from 1974.
Wikidata Q6530249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Marquis de Lafayette Monument: 0.3 mi
- Minerva and the Altar to Liberty: 0.6 mi
- Civil War Soldiers' Monument: 0.6 mi
- Maryland 400 Monument: 0.6 mi
- Battle Pass Historic Marker: 0.8 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Mayrose Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- 6/15 Green: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Farm: 0.6 mi
- Plantville: 0.7 mi
- Detective Joseph Mayrose Park: 0.4 mi
- Cuite Park: 0.5 mi
- Seeley Playground: 0.6 mi
- Captain John McKenna IV Park: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Avenue Sitting Area: 0.8 mi
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 0.5 mi
- Panther: 0.5 mi
- Panther: 0.6 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.9 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.8 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.9 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 1.1 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 1.5 mi
- The Biggie Experience: 1.6 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 0.8 mi
- Camperdown Elm: 0.8 mi
- Tufted Deer: 0.8 mi
- Aviary: 0.8 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.3 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.0 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 5.1 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 5.4 mi
- Bird Island: 2.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.8 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.7 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 6.0 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 6.0 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.4 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.5 mi
- Battle Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 0.6 mi
- Breeze Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.7 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.7 mi
- Street Seats: 6.3 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Palisades: 16.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 0.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.7 mi
- The Loch: 9.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.9 mi
- North Tower: 18.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.5 mi
- Barber: 17.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.3 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lesbian Herstory Archives. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 332° | 268 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 331° | 230 m | 23.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 307° | 179 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 296° | 175 m | 17.9 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 324° | 144 m | 23.1 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 300° | 134 m | 20.8 mi |
| Long Hill | W 276° | 126 m | 24.1 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 239° | 125 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4975837317
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
- Downstate New York · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 4 mi
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