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Bill Brown Post Memorial

Bill Brown Post Memorial from directly overhead

Bill Brown Post Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerzee Triangle, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 17 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34807913, matched on coordinates and name (407 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.58868, -73.94703

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Beaches
  • Manhattan Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Kingsborough Beach Park: 1.1 mi
  • Gerritsen Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Coney Island Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Fort Tilden Beach: 3.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 49
Picnic sites: 33
Cliffs: 12
  • Palisades: 11.8 mi
  • Palisades: 13.1 mi
  • Palisades: 15.4 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 16.9 mi
  • Palisades: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Binnen Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 5.3 mi
  • The Loch: 14.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bill Brown Post Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNW 315°179 m21.9 mi
Mayapple HillNW 306°175 m22.0 mi
Todt HillW 275°125 m8.8 mi
Crawford HillSW 223°120 m18.5 mi
Telegraph HillSW 222°106 m17.9 mi
Harbor HillNE 48°106 m21.7 mi
Nook HillWNW 298°92 m21.5 mi
Bronx High PointN 6°85 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:4920:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5847551847

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