Dover Patrol
Dover Patrol is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is First Resistance to British Arms in New York State August 1776, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 17 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
War memorial in Brooklyn, United States.
Wikidata Q113157090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1931
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 17.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- John Paul Jones Park: 0.0 mi
- John J. Carty Park: 0.3 mi
- Engeldrum Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Fort Hamilton Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Gowanus Greenway: 0.4 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 0.2 mi
- Mont Sec House: 1.4 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Alice Austen House: 1.5 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 2.1 mi
- The Gingerbread House: 1.2 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 3.4 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 3.7 mi
- Sideshows by the Seashore: 3.8 mi
- Endeavor: 3.8 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.5 mi
- South Beach: 2.4 mi
- Midland Beach: 3.7 mi
- Coney Island Beach: 3.9 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 4.7 mi
- Narrows Botanical Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- West 23rd Street Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition: 3.3 mi
- South Beach: 2.2 mi
- Eyes: 2.5 mi
- Mother Teresa Statue: 2.9 mi
- Hulk: 2.9 mi
- Bees for Sunset Park: 3.2 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 2.4 mi
- Swinburne Island: 3.2 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 3.5 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 3.8 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 3.9 mi
- First Resistance to British Arms in New York State August 1776: 0.0 mi
- John Paul Jones Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Fort Hamilton Cannon: 0.0 mi
- Monument to John N. LaCorte: 0.1 mi
- Fort Hamilton War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Fox Hills: 2.3 mi
- Park Hill: 2.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 3.2 mi
- Battle Hill: 3.9 mi
- Freedom Field: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 6.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 6.0 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.3 mi
- Street Seats: 10.6 mi
- Palisades: 9.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 16.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 19.5 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.0 mi
- The Loch: 13.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 16.4 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 10.5 mi
- North Tower: 15.1 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.5 mi
- Barber: 13.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 23.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dover Patrol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NW 322° | 179 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 310° | 175 m | 17.4 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NNW 334° | 144 m | 24.6 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 312° | 134 m | 20.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 4.3 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 208° | 120 m | 17.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSW 206° | 106 m | 16.7 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 58° | 106 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/185010041
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 6 mi
- Staten Island · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 7 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 7 mi
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