Historic site · New York
Gaddis Park Flagpole Memorial
Gaddis Park Flagpole Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Westwood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 15 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
- Inscription
- GADDIS PARK IN HONOR OF HAMILTON S. GADDIS 1891 - 1965 MAYOR 1933 - 1941 DEDICATED BY THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE - 1971
How to reach it
Coordinates40.66988, -73.68069
- 14.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Philips House: 1.8 mi
- Grist Mill Museum: 1.9 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 2.0 mi
- Baldwin Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- African American Museum: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Brookside Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 4.3 mi
- Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland: 4.5 mi
- Marine Nature Study Area: 4.6 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Isle Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hicks Beach: 5.5 mi
- Long Beach: 6.0 mi
- East Atlantic Beach: 6.1 mi
- Atlantic Beach: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Westwood Park: 0.1 mi
- John Paul Jones Park: 0.2 mi
- Firemens Memorial Field: 0.4 mi
- Fireman’s Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Carbone Toddler Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 55
- Lakeview Garden: 1.5 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 1.6 mi
- Garden World: 1.9 mi
- Childrens Garden: 3.2 mi
- Cambria Heights Civic Association Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 55
- JFK: 5.7 mi
- Nautical Mile: 5.7 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 7.7 mi
- Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Jamaica: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- John Paul Jones Park: 0.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Santo Padre Pio: 1.6 mi
- Henri Charpentier: 1.6 mi
- Church of the Ascension: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Turnabout: 3.8 mi
- Two Bottles: 3.8 mi
- The Adelphi Panther: 3.9 mi
- Lost and Found: An Excavation Project: 4.1 mi
- Alexander Turney Stewart: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 44
- Queens High Point: 6.4 mi
- Harbor Hill: 9.2 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 12.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 30
- Accessible Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area D: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.4 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 18.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Coogan's Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Palisades: 18.9 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Binnen Falls: 15.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 15.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 15.3 mi
- The Loch: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Long Island Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaddis Park Flagpole Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 23.3 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | NE 53° | 122 m | 16.7 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NNE 14° | 106 m | 9.2 mi |
| West Hills | NE 52° | 106 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 59° | 92 m | 19.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 58° | 90 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NE 53° | 85 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 324° | 85 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:48 | 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 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9536440303
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- Nassau County · 7 mi
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