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American Legion Post 1285

American Legion Post 1285 from directly overhead

American Legion Post 1285 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles E. Ransom Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
"Lest We Forget"
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.90978, -73.57738

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 0.3 mi
  • Stehli Beach Park: 0.6 mi
  • Creek Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Bayville Commons: 1.5 mi
  • Bailey Arboretum: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.8 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 8.3 mi
Gardens
  • The Village Church Prayer Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Secret Wall Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Meudon Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Bayville Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Reformed Church of Locust Valley Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites: 34
  • Upper Education Area: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.6 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Farms Falls: 15.0 mi
  • The Loch: 21.5 mi
  • Cascade: 23.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of American Legion Post 1285. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 319°211 m18.5 mi
Reynolds HillNW 324°180 m16.8 mi
Round HillNNW 340°172 m14.3 mi
Cooney HillNNW 329°170 m15.5 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 319°156 m14.4 mi
Kykuit HillNW 312°147 m18.7 mi
Beaver HillNW 310°140 m17.0 mi
Hackley HillNW 309°140 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10119829137

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