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Blue Star Memorial By-way

Blue Star Memorial By-way from directly overhead

Blue Star Memorial By-way is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Limekiln Mountain stands 342 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Viet Nam War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
A tribute to the armed forces of America
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.08216, -73.85858

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Patriots Park: 0.0 mi
  • Robertson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Margotta Courts Park: 0.2 mi
  • Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sykes Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks
  • Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 1.1 mi
  • Converging Vistas: 1.2 mi
  • Current: 1.2 mi
  • Leaping Sturgeon: 3.2 mi
  • The Flux of Being: 3.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Raven's Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Palisades: 8.3 mi
  • The Palisades: 9.7 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 11.5 mi
  • Palisades: 13.9 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 21
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 9.8 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 14.1 mi
  • Area B: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Farms Falls: 13.0 mi
  • The Falls: 13.4 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.0 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Blue Star Memorial By-way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Limekiln MountainNW 305°342 m13.8 mi
Horse Chock MountainNW 310°330 m13.6 mi
Catamount MountainWNW 298°325 m13.8 mi
Cheesecote MountainNW 311°296 m12.9 mi
Eagle RockWNW 303°293 m13.7 mi
Turkey MountainNNE 15°253 m11.9 mi
High TorNW 323°244 m9.1 mi
Dickerson MountainN 358°237 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1818:54
December solstice07:1815:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8207170700

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