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Floral Park World Wars Memorial

Floral Park World Wars Memorial from directly overhead

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. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

village in Nassau County, New York, United States

Dates from 1874.

Wikidata Q991627, matched on coordinates and name (312 m apart).

The record

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.
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Coordinates40.72350, -73.70214
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Giving Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Greenstreets: 1.3 mi
  • Garden World: 2.1 mi
  • Pollinator Place: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Beaches
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Peaks: 52
  • 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
Picnic sites: 31
  • 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
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 13.5 mi
  • The Loch: 14.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennelwood HillN 353°156 m23.9 mi
Beaver HillNNW 345°140 m24.6 mi
Todt HillWSW 249°125 m23.2 mi
Jayne's HillENE 66°122 m15.8 mi
Harbor HillNNE 32°106 m6.2 mi
West HillsENE 66°106 m15.5 mi
Dix HillsENE 70°92 m19.3 mi
Signal HillENE 70°90 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6955170941

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