Civil War Soldiers' Monument
Civil War Soldiers' Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Monument in Brooklyn, United States of America.
Wikidata Q93602573, matched on coordinates and name (544 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1869
- Height
- 35'
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Butterfly Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Mayrose Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- 6/15 Green: 0.5 mi
- Jardín los Colibríes: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Farm: 0.7 mi
- Detective Joseph Mayrose Park: 0.3 mi
- Cuite Park: 0.6 mi
- Seeley Playground: 0.7 mi
- Captain John McKenna IV Park: 0.7 mi
- John D'Emic Senior Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 0.6 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.1 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 1.4 mi
- Living Torah Museum: 1.6 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 1.7 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 1.0 mi
- Hammerhead Peninsula: 1.1 mi
- Camperdown Elm: 1.3 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 1.4 mi
- Tufted Deer: 1.4 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.1 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.3 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 4.8 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 4.8 mi
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 0.1 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 0.8 mi
- Captain America: 0.8 mi
- Panther: 1.1 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Bird Island: 2.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.2 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 5.5 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 5.7 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.9 mi
- Minerva and the Altar to Liberty: 0.0 mi
- SS Arctic Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Marquis de Lafayette Monument: 0.9 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine: 1.0 mi
- Maryland 400 Monument: 1.0 mi
- Battle Hill: 0.0 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.9 mi
- Quaker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 1.2 mi
- Breeze Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.5 mi
- Street Seats: 6.8 mi
- Palisades: 6.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Hawk Hill: 17.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 18.2 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 1.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 1.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 1.3 mi
- The Loch: 9.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 16.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 13.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 13.5 mi
- North Tower: 18.0 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 18.0 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.0 mi
- Barber: 16.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civil War Soldiers' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 333° | 268 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 333° | 230 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 309° | 179 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 297° | 175 m | 17.6 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 325° | 144 m | 23.0 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 301° | 134 m | 20.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 239° | 125 m | 7.6 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 209° | 120 m | 21.0 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 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1153891913
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 3 mi
- Downstate New York · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 4 mi
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