Hanging Tree
Patchogue, NY 11772
Found near Swan River near Grove Avenue in Patchogue, the Hanging Tree is said to have been the site of numerous deaths. In recent years two people are said to have been hanged there—one was a suicide and the other is less clear—but in colonial times it was the execution site for women accused of witchcraft.
A wide variety of paranormal activity has occurred near the Hanging Tree. Visitors have seen moving shadows and strange lights, and some say they feel hot/cold spots of a sense of uneasiness and dread. Electronic equipment has been knocked out of the hands of local investigators, and cameras have been known to malfunction. Some even report seeing a ghostly lady in white.
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Reviews
not one part of this is haunted, spooky yes but haunted no. if your looking for fun "spooky scare your friends time" you'll have a blast, but fr this place is not haunted. There's no credible evidence for these events to take place here at a random tree away from town, its not even big and enough to support any of its spooky past. maybe the legends are true but its not this tree and its probably long gone.
February 2025
| Would Recommend | Unsure |
I felt the spirits all around me, my phone went dead in 10 minutes. The hairs on my neck stood up.. I got really cold ?? I heard whispers.
I have been seeing spirit since I been a child.
I have a picture that will give you the chills.
November 2019
| Would Recommend | Yes |
9 out of 13 people found this review helpful
I felt the spirits all around me, my phone went dead in 10 minutes. The hairs on my neck stood up.. I got really cold ?? I heard whispers.
I have been seeing spirit since I been a child.
November 2019
| Would Recommend | Yes |
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
girl was Evet chapel-the corner house, very emotional girl.she was crazy about me(girls love saints, rather rare.since you cant levitate.ha ha ha ha ha.Ok anyway.Evete would not go into the sandy area, because her freind OD ed..common alcohol over dose,its all we had in 1977.young people would give anything for my life.i was attacked twice, just last night.and soon you will be too.
February 2018
| Would Recommend | Unsure |
1 out of 16 people found this review helpful
I was in the right place.spirit is every place.the foots are true.deer.rabbits..i 3000 photos i bring to church.John the Baptist.Christ with spirit crown.im a saint and get attacked.everything i say is identical to saint Julian of Norwich. When you meet demons.you become respectful.FAST
February 2018
| Would Recommend | Unsure |
0 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Because he studies.the average IQ is 100.tree age is absolute correct. I was thinking about.there where no trees in this area.i was thinking a Oak would be 10 feet around.my ghosts are holy photos .my home 17 Chichester.is a sucide hanging.with one set of prints 5 people age 50.48..12..i was 17.a mix.of unlike people. They would wet their pants in one day of my life.i noticed sacrilegious thinking.a lack of understanding
February 2018
| Would Recommend | Unsure |
0 out of 6 people found this review helpful
There have been no suicides at the "Hanging tree". I live across the street. There was a memorial to a young man who died that was posted there. The statement that the site was the site of Colonial era hangings is incredibly ignorant. The tree is a Red Oak that is perhaps 90-100 years old. There were no Salem-vintage executions in the entire Colony of New York-they all occurred in Massachusetts. Get your history right. There are paranormal events that we have not classified yet but this is not one of them. It really savages the credibility of what should be an important endeavor that follows a scientifically based methodology.
June 2017
16 out of 24 people found this review helpful
Saw a black figure next to tree in front of water in a distance me and me 3 friends all saw it than turned around for 1 second and it disappeared!
April 2017
| Would Recommend | Yes |
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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