Historic site · New York
Dawn of Glory
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. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- IN HONOR / OF THOSE / WHO FOUGHT FOR / OUR COUNTRY / 1917-1918
How to reach it
Coordinates40.68358, -73.88665
- 9.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Highland Park Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Public School 4k Paradise Garden: 0.6 mi
- Crystal/Wells Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Manley's Place: 0.8 mi
- Big Red Garden: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Highland Park: 0.3 mi
- Sam Leggio Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Sperdadeo Brothers Playground: 0.4 mi
- Geroge Walker Junior Playground: 0.6 mi
- The Chestnut Street Garden: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 1.0 mi
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
- Greater Ridgewood Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Bone Museum: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- Dolphin: 2.0 mi
- Robert Fulton: 2.4 mi
- Shai Asia Semple: 2.6 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 3.1 mi
- Mathematical Star: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 2.8 mi
- Rookery: 4.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 5.6 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 3.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 6.0 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.5 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Frank C. Prokop Square War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Betty Smith 1943: 1.5 mi
- Woodhaven Library: 1.5 mi
- Ridgewood War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Edward R Miller Square: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 54
- Forest Park Carousel: 2.0 mi
- MV Schamonchi: 3.1 mi
- Wyckoff House Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Geographic Center of NYC: 4.2 mi
- Emu: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 50
- 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: 40
- Street Seats: 5.6 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.7 mi
- The Palisades: 18.5 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 20.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 4.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 4.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.7 mi
- The Loch: 8.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.3 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 22.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 296° | 179 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 287° | 175 m | 21.9 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 291° | 134 m | 24.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 244° | 125 m | 13.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 58° | 106 m | 15.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 217° | 106 m | 25.0 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 279° | 92 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bronx High Point | N 357° | 85 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12631657334
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 5 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 5 mi
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