Floral Park World Wars Memorial
Floral Park World Wars Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Kennelwood Hill stands 156 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Village in Nassau County, New York, United States.
Dates from 1874.
Wikidata Q991627, matched on coordinates and name (312 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- In memory of the men who made the supreme sacrifice in World Wars I and II in defense of our country.
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 16.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Floral Park Historical Society Museum & Archives: 0.2 mi
- Garden City Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- African American Museum: 4.0 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 4.2 mi
- Flying Through the Years at Roosevelt Field: 4.7 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 1.6 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Virginia Point: 4.4 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Hempstead Plains Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Parsons Beach: 4.3 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 6.6 mi
- PWEA Beach: 6.8 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 7.7 mi
- Tyson Building Historic Society Sign: 0.2 mi
- America the Beautiful: 0.2 mi
- Citrus & Allied Essences Oils CO.: 0.2 mi
- Site of Home and SeedHouse: 0.2 mi
- John Lewis Childs Founded in 1884: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Colonial Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- Floral Park Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Nuzzi Field: 0.5 mi
- Welcome Center: 6.0 mi
- JFK: 6.6 mi
- Circle Garden: 6.8 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 6.8 mi
- Unity Garden: 6.8 mi
- Giving Garden: 0.7 mi
- Childrens Garden: 0.7 mi
- Greenstreets: 1.3 mi
- Garden World: 2.1 mi
- Pollinator Place: 2.4 mi
- Queens High Point: 2.5 mi
- Harbor Hill: 6.2 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 10.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 11.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 12.5 mi
- Turnabout: 2.6 mi
- Two Bottles: 2.6 mi
- The Adelphi Panther: 2.7 mi
- Reclaimed Habitat: 2.8 mi
- Jam Master Jay: 2.9 mi
- Accessible Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area G: 5.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 16.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Palisades: 16.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- The Loch: 14.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.5 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Floral Park World Wars Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennelwood Hill | N 353° | 156 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 345° | 140 m | 24.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 249° | 125 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 66° | 122 m | 15.8 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NNE 32° | 106 m | 6.2 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 66° | 106 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 70° | 92 m | 19.3 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 70° | 90 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6955170941
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 3 mi
- Mineola · 4 mi
- Hempstead · 5 mi
- Manhasset · 5 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 5 mi
- Rockville Centre · 5 mi
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