American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary
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. 55 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
- 7.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hillcrest Veteran's Square: 0.0 mi
- Playground Seventy-Five: 0.4 mi
- Joseph Austin Playground: 0.4 mi
- Redstorm Field: 0.4 mi
- Emerald Playground: 0.7 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 1.2 mi
- King Manor Museum: 1.3 mi
- Queens Museum: 2.8 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 3.0 mi
- John Bowne House: 3.0 mi
- 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
- Virginia Point: 5.1 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 5.4 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- 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
- Spanish American War: 0.8 mi
- Haym Salomon: 0.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Kissena Park World War I Monument: 1.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Wingdale: 1.1 mi
- Madonna: 1.1 mi
- St. Paul of the Cross: 1.2 mi
- More Balls for Klapper Hall: 1.2 mi
- Cube: 1.3 mi
- 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
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 11.4 mi
- The Palisades: 16.9 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.4 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.4 mi
- The Loch: 9.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.6 mi
- Great Falls: 23.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 344° | 208 m | 23.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 285° | 179 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 6° | 156 m | 24.0 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 355° | 140 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tappan Hill | N 354° | 127 m | 24.4 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 243° | 125 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 72° | 122 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 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 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11509607320
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jamaica · 1 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 2 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 3 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 5 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 7 mi
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