Gold Star Battalion Beach Memorial
Gold Star Battalion Beach Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Bald Hill stands 184 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Star Battalion Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Beach in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q49320830, matched on coordinates and name (301 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- In memory and respect for one hundred twenty seven men of Huntington Township who joined the "Gold Star Battalion" of World War II.
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Star Battalion Park: 0.0 mi
- Halesite Park: 1.0 mi
- Mill Dam Park: 1.0 mi
- Heckscher Park: 1.6 mi
- Village Green Park: 1.7 mi
- Gold Star Battalion Beach: 0.1 mi
- Quail Hill Beach: 0.8 mi
- Lloydhaven Beach: 1.2 mi
- East Beach: 1.6 mi
- Crescent Beach: 1.9 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 3.6 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 3.6 mi
- West Hills: 5.5 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 6.1 mi
- Mill Cove Waterfowl Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Fiske Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Jennings Preserve: 1.7 mi
- New York State Land: 1.9 mi
- Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 1.6 mi
- The Arsenal: 1.9 mi
- The Whaling Museum & Education Center: 2.0 mi
- Preservation Long Islannd: 2.1 mi
- Henry Lloyd Manor: 2.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Mary and Jesus: 2.0 mi
- Three Condors: 2.5 mi
- Charles Darwin: 3.1 mi
- Heron Statue: 3.1 mi
- ATCG Tower: 3.1 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 3.5 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 5.2 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 11.7 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 12.1 mi
- Crucifix Garden: 2.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.5 mi
- Victorian Garden: 5.4 mi
- Colonial Garden: 5.4 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 5.6 mi
- Nathan Hale Monument: 1.1 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 1.6 mi
- Old Burial Hill: 1.8 mi
- Huntington World War I Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Fireman's Bell: 1.8 mi
- Lower Education Area: 4.3 mi
- Upper Education Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 6.5 mi
- Wolf 5: 11.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 4.0 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 4.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.9 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 3.1 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 24.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.7 mi
- Farms Falls: 18.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 24.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 24.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 10.4 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Gold Star Battalion Beach Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | N 354° | 184 m | 22.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 319° | 172 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 312° | 170 m | 21.0 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | N 356° | 164 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 305° | 156 m | 20.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 354° | 141 m | 20.4 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 353° | 140 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | S 175° | 122 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10005623726
Day trips start here
- Bayville · 6 mi
- Oyster Bay · 6 mi
- Glen Cove · 10 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 10 mi
- Nassau County · 13 mi
- Roslyn · 13 mi
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