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Glen Cove Vietnam Memorial

Glen Cove Vietnam Memorial from directly overhead

Glen Cove Vietnam Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Polish American Freedom Fighters, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

city in Nassau County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q1006668, matched on coordinates and name (289 m apart).

What the record says

Material
marble

How to reach it

Coordinates40.86846, -73.63080

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Monument Park: 0.0 mi
  • Pratt Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Harriet Barnes Pratt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Danis Park: 0.5 mi
  • City Stadium Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Lion: 0.1 mi
  • Lion: 0.1 mi
  • Dance Studio: 0.3 mi
  • Four Seasons: 0.4 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 0.4 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Queens High Point: 8.9 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 36
  • Upper Education Area: 6.4 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 6.4 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Farms Falls: 17.7 mi
  • The Loch: 17.9 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.1 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Glen Cove Vietnam Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarles HillNNW 337°216 m21.1 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW 331°211 m19.2 mi
Mount NeboNW 309°208 m19.9 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 336°180 m17.9 mi
Round HillN 352°172 m16.4 mi
Cooney HillNNW 342°170 m16.9 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 334°156 m15.3 mi
Prospect HillNNW 329°148 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898156714

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