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In Memory of the Unborn

In Memory of the Unborn from directly overhead

In Memory of the Unborn is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Father Reilly Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.9 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
EVERY HUMAN LIFE IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD MAY WE COME TO VALUE THE DIGNITY OF ALL HUMAN LIFE IN ITS VARIOUS STAGES FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH ST. ANNE'S COUNCIL #2429 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72316, -73.73737

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Parsons Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 6.9 mi
  • PWEA Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Baxter Estates Village Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens
  • Greenstreets: 1.1 mi
  • Hollis Hills Greenstreets: 1.2 mi
  • Pollinator Place: 1.3 mi
  • Windsor Oaks: 1.4 mi
  • Winsor Oaks: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Welcome Center: 4.2 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Circle Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Unity Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
Peaks: 52
  • Queens High Point: 2.6 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 8.5 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Janes Hill: 11.0 mi
Artworks
  • Jam Master Jay: 1.4 mi
  • Reclaimed Habitat: 1.4 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 2.2 mi
  • A Tribe Called Quest Mural: 2.4 mi
  • St. Paul of the Cross: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 33
  • Picnic Area D: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 5.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Loch: 12.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of In Memory of the Unborn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW208 m24.6 mi
Kennelwood HillN156 m23.8 mi
Beaver HillN140 m24.2 mi
Hackley HillNNW140 m24.8 mi
Tappan HillNNW127 m24.9 mi
Todt HillWSW125 m21.5 mi
Jayne's HillENE122 m17.5 mi
Harbor HillNE106 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4816:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541516170767568574738
Precip in3.22.83.93.63.73.93.94.13.63.73.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10766714079

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