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Coast Guard Memorial

Coast Guard Memorial from directly overhead

Coast Guard Memorial is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Porkchop, the bulldog bootlegger, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
In memory of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard who served their country
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.70123, -74.01395
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Grassy Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Battle Hill: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 3.3 mi
  • Palisades: 4.7 mi
  • Palisades: 7.6 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.9 mi
  • Palisades: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 3.7 mi
  • The Loch: 7.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Coast Guard Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 333°268 m21.0 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 314°263 m24.6 mi
Beech MountainNNW 331°260 m21.9 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 332°230 m20.7 mi
Mount NeboN 11°208 m24.5 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 330°185 m22.2 mi
Moon HillNNW 330°180 m21.9 mi
Stony HillWNW 303°179 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9168454045

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