Historic site · New York
Chelsea Park Memorial
Chelsea Park Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chelsea Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
park in Manhattan
Dates from 1910-06.
Wikidata Q42426380, matched on coordinates and name (129 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1921-04-07
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- To the soldiers and sailors of Chelsea, World War, 1914–1918
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.74946, -73.99959
- 7.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chelsea Park: 0.1 mi
- Penn South Playground: 0.1 mi
- The High Line Plinth: 0.2 mi
- Clement Clarke Moore Park: 0.3 mi
- Public Square and Gardens: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Jeff Dullea Inter-Generational Garden: 0.1 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.7 mi
- The New School (Lang College) Park: 1.0 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Adam and Eve: 0.2 mi
- The Light That Shines Through the Universe: 0.2 mi
- SLA 307: 0.2 mi
- Curtain Call: 0.3 mi
- THE VESSEL: 0.4 mi
Museums
- National Academy of Design: 0.2 mi
- Gagosian: 0.3 mi
- The Museum at FIT: 0.3 mi
- Poster House: 0.5 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Moynihan Train Hall: 0.3 mi
- Madison Square Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 0.5 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 0.6 mi
- The Ride: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Nikola Tesla: 0.4 mi
- In Memory of Frank Liu: 0.5 mi
- Chelsea Piers Section Improvement: 0.5 mi
- George B. McClellan Jr.: 0.5 mi
- Horace Greely Statue: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Kings Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.6 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.8 mi
- Great Hill: 3.9 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.4 mi
- Bird Island: 3.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 2.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.6 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 3.8 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 1.8 mi
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Palisades: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- The Loch: 3.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.3 mi
- The Falls: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Chelsea Park Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 326° | 268 m | 18.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 307° | 263 m | 23.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 325° | 260 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 325° | 230 m | 18.2 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 334° | 224 m | 23.6 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 325° | 219 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 10° | 208 m | 21.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 323° | 185 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8732602457
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Greenwich Village · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Downstate New York · 2 mi
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