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Dawn of Glory

Dawn of Glory from directly overhead

Dawn of Glory is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.7 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
IN HONOR / OF THOSE / WHO FOUGHT FOR / OUR COUNTRY / 1917-1918
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.68358, -73.88665
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 51
  • Maspeth Plateau: 3.4 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Willink Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Breeze Hill: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 9.2 mi
  • Palisades: 9.2 mi
  • Palisades: 10.2 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 10.7 mi
  • Palisades: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Binnen Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 4.7 mi
  • The Loch: 8.6 mi
  • The Falls: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillWNW 296°179 m20.7 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 287°175 m21.9 mi
Riker HillWNW 291°134 m24.6 mi
Todt HillWSW 244°125 m13.3 mi
Harbor HillENE 58°106 m15.2 mi
Telegraph HillSW 217°106 m25.0 mi
Nook HillW 279°92 m22.4 mi
Bronx High PointN 357°85 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:4920:31
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12631657334

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