Historic site · New York
9/11
9/11 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rudy Macina Peace Memorial Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Dedicated to those valiant man and woman who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 gone but not forgotten
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85800, -73.85628
- 0.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rudy Macina Peace Memorial Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Mazzei Playground: 0.3 mi
- Pelham Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Boston Road Garden: 0.6 mi
- Loreto Playground: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Bruce Lee Mural: 0.7 mi
- Farragut Monument: 2.4 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 2.8 mi
- Coyote: 3.0 mi
- 242 St. station: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Rockefeller Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Edible Academy: 1.0 mi
- Ornamental Conifers: 1.0 mi
- Azalea Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Steere Herbarium: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 1.8 mi
- Poe Cottage: 2.0 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 2.8 mi
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 3.1 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 5.1 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 5.1 mi
- Hunt's Woods Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Marble Hill: 3.1 mi
- Vault Hill: 3.3 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tetards Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bronx High Point: 3.7 mi
Beaches
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 3.9 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 4.0 mi
- Glen Island: 4.2 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.9 mi
- Undercliff Beach: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 57
- World of Birds: 1.1 mi
- Monkey House: 1.2 mi
- Madagascar!: 1.2 mi
- Dholes: 1.3 mi
- Bears: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.8 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 7.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Street Seats: 8.9 mi
- The Backyard: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Ghost Bike: Michael Needham: 0.7 mi
- New York Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
- Westchester Square: 1.4 mi
- Pelham Bay Park World War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Coogan's Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 5.0 mi
- The Palisades: 7.2 mi
- Raven's Rock: 16.6 mi
- Thor: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.8 mi
- Great Falls: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 9.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of 9/11. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | WNW 294° | 268 m | 19.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 294° | 260 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | WNW 293° | 230 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 10° | 216 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hook Mountain | N 350° | 214 m | 18.4 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 8° | 211 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 344° | 208 m | 13.7 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNE 15° | 180 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11973673634
Day trips start here
- Bronx · 2 mi
- Mount Vernon · 4 mi
- Pelham · 4 mi
- Bronxville · 6 mi
- Fort Lee · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 6 mi
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