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Flight 587 Memorial

Flight 587 Memorial from directly overhead

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. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2006-11-12
Material
granite
Inscription
Después no quiero más que paz / Afterwards I want only peace
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.57792, -73.83611
Around it

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
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 41
Picnic sites: 29
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
  • Binnen Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 9.2 mi
  • The Loch: 16.3 mi
  • The Falls: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Palisades: 15.8 mi
  • Palisades: 16.4 mi
  • Palisades: 17.9 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • Palisades: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillW 276°125 m14.7 mi
Crawford HillSW 235°120 m22.4 mi
Harbor HillNE 34°106 m18.4 mi
Telegraph HillSW 234°106 m21.7 mi
Bronx High PointN 351°85 m22.4 mi
Beacon HillSW 236°82 m24.7 mi
Manhattan High PointNNW 344°81 m19.7 mi
Queens High PointNNE 26°79.2 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:4920:30
September equinox06:4418:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541516170767568574738
Precip in3.22.83.93.63.73.93.94.13.63.73.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10610251007

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