- Elevation, modelled
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 22.0 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7706, -74.0270
American War Memorial Plaza is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled 55 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kings Bluff, a peak 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of American War Memorial Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 327° | 268 m | 16.5 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 304° | 268 m | 21.9 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 306° | 263 m | 21.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 326° | 260 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 326° | 230 m | 16.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 335° | 224 m | 21.6 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NNW 326° | 219 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 15° | 208 m | 19.9 mi |
- 6.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 8.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 0.5 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 2.9 mi
- Vista Rock: 3.1 mi
- Summit Rock: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.5 mi
- Weehawken Memorial World War: 0.6 mi
- Weehawken 9/11 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- William Tylee Ranney: 0.9 mi
- Birthplace of Baseball Monument: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 1.5 mi
- Gagosian: 1.8 mi
- National Academy of Design: 1.9 mi
- Secaucus Town Museum: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- USS Intrepid: 1.4 mi
- Circle Line: 1.4 mi
- Royal Caribbean/Norweigan Cruise Pier: 1.5 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.5 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- The Loch: 3.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.2 mi
- The Falls: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Feltville Historic District: 19.8 mi
- Barber: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Union City · 0 mi
- Weehawken · 0 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 2 mi
- Secaucus · 2 mi
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