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In memory of 56 Hoboken citizens killed on September 11, 2001

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In memory of 56 Hoboken citizens killed on September 11, 2001 is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoboken Vietnam War memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
glass
Inscription
We consecrate this place to honor and to remember the fifty-six citizens of Hoboken killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.73717, -74.02732
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Francis Albert Sinatra: 0.3 mi
  • Soldier's Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Relationships: 0.3 mi
  • Structural Steel Teaching Aid: 0.4 mi
  • Peace Sign: 0.4 mi
Beaches
Attractions
  • Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 0.7 mi
  • Little Island: 0.9 mi
  • Pier 55: 1.0 mi
  • Chelsea Market: 1.1 mi
  • Friends Building: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Kings Bluff: 2.0 mi
  • Little Snake Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Grassy Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 11
  • Palisades: 0.9 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 8.1 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 12.8 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 12.8 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Loch: 5.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of In memory of 56 Hoboken citizens killed on September 11, 2001. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep HillWNW276 m23.5 mi
High MountainNNW268 m18.4 mi
Turkey MountainNW268 m23.3 mi
Waughaw MountainNW263 m22.4 mi
Beech MountainNNW260 m19.4 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW230 m18.2 mi
LeGrande HillNNW219 m23.6 mi
Mount NeboNNE208 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7222013084

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