Historic site · New York
Flight 587 Memorial
Flight 587 Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Flight 587 Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 17 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006-11-12
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Después no quiero más que paz / Afterwards I want only peace
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.57792, -73.83611
- 17.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Flight 587 Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Seaside Playground: 0.3 mi
- Tribute Park: 0.3 mi
- Beach Channel Park: 0.4 mi
- Beach 108th Street Esplanade: 0.4 mi
Beaches
- Rockaway Beach: 0.9 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 1: 1.7 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 2: 1.8 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 3: 1.9 mi
- Jacob Riis Park Beach 4: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula: 1.9 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 2.5 mi
- Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Arverne East Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Rockaway Beach - Arverne Shorebird Preserve: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Beach Grass Nursery: 2.5 mi
- The Floyd Bennett Gardens: 3.0 mi
- KCC Urban Farm: 5.1 mi
- Dana Borell Garden: 5.7 mi
- Father Kehoe Triangle: 6.0 mi
Museums
- Historic Aircraft Restoration Project - Hangar B: 2.7 mi
- Ryan Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
- Rock Hall: 5.8 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 7.0 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 7.1 mi
Attractions
- JFK: 5.8 mi
- Wyckoff House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Historic Wyckoff-Bennett-Mont Residence: 6.5 mi
- Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead: 6.5 mi
- Sharks: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Battery Fergusson: 2.6 mi
- Nike Silo: 3.0 mi
- Battery Construction 220: 3.0 mi
- Battery Harris Magazine 2: 3.3 mi
- Power Plant 3: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- Rockaway Artists Alliance: 2.8 mi
- Horse: 3.8 mi
- Fisherman: 4.9 mi
- Voice of Tomorrow: 5.3 mi
- The Young Rembrandt: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 40
- Breeze Hill: 8.8 mi
- Willink Hill: 8.9 mi
- Lookout Hill: 9.0 mi
- Quaker Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area B: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area G: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 11.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- North Tower: 14.8 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Binnen Falls: 8.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.2 mi
- The Loch: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 22.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flight 587 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | W 276° | 125 m | 14.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 235° | 120 m | 22.4 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 34° | 106 m | 18.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 234° | 106 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bronx High Point | N 351° | 85 m | 22.4 mi |
| Beacon Hill | SW 236° | 82 m | 24.7 mi |
| Manhattan High Point | NNW 344° | 81 m | 19.7 mi |
| Queens High Point | NNE 26° | 79 m | 13.9 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 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:49 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10610251007
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 8 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 9 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 9 mi
- Queens · 10 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 11 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 11 mi
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