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American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary

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American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillcrest Veteran's Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.9 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States

Wikidata Q7572166, matched on coordinates and name (686 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO SERVED IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72129, -73.80543

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Welcome Center: 1.1 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Unity Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Circle Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 2.3 mi
Gardens
  • Urban Agriculture: 1.2 mi
  • George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Chris Postiglione Triangle: 1.3 mi
  • Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens: 1.3 mi
  • Cunningham Park Entrance: 1.8 mi
Beaches
  • Parsons Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Hallet’s Cove: 7.6 mi
  • Canarsie Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 57
  • Maspeth Plateau: 4.9 mi
  • Queens High Point: 5.2 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Janes Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Mount Morris: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Area D: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Coogan's Bluff: 10.4 mi
  • Palisades: 11.4 mi
  • Palisades: 11.8 mi
  • Palisades: 12.5 mi
  • Palisades: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 12
Waterfalls: 6
  • Binnen Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 9.4 mi
  • The Loch: 9.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 9.6 mi
  • The Falls: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW 344°208 m23.5 mi
Stony HillWNW 285°179 m23.8 mi
Kennelwood HillN 6°156 m24.0 mi
Beaver HillN 357°140 m23.9 mi
Hackley HillN 355°140 m24.4 mi
Tappan HillN 354°127 m24.4 mi
Todt HillWSW 243°125 m18.2 mi
Jayne's HillENE 72°122 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11509607320

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