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Battle of the Bulge Monument

Battle of the Bulge Monument from directly overhead

Battle of the Bulge Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Gillespie Hill stands 217 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is E.M.T. Christopher J Prescott Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.51868, -74.18792
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.0 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.0 mi
  • Arbutus Creek Bluebelt: 1.1 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.2 mi
  • Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Staten Island Boat Graveyard: 3.0 mi
  • The South Pole: 3.6 mi
  • Heyerdahl Ruins: 5.2 mi
  • Buck’s Hollow: 5.2 mi
  • New York City Farm Colony: 5.9 mi
Gardens
  • Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 5.4 mi
  • Native Rhododendron Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Butterfly garden: 6.1 mi
  • Mariners Harbor Houses Farm: 7.9 mi
  • Compost and Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 52
Picnic sites: 26
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 7.2 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
  • Grove 4: 12.4 mi
  • Grove 3B: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Hawk Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Palisades: 17.3 mi
  • Palisades: 19.4 mi
  • Palisades: 22.6 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Fallkill Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Seele: 15.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of the Bulge Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gillespie HillNW 317°217 m24.9 mi
Mount KembleNW 315°215 m24.5 mi
Blachleys HillNW 311°204 m24.9 mi
Kinneys HillNW 321°180 m24.7 mi
Stony HillN 352°179 m20.5 mi
Mayapple HillNNW 343°175 m18.4 mi
Second Watchung MountainWNW 287°168 m19.9 mi
Kemble MountainNW 319°166 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2719:5020:31
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:1715:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536373787669584738
Precip in3.43.04.13.94.04.34.74.13.83.83.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Liberty Intl AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/736619177

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