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James J. FitzGerald Memorial Plaque

James J. FitzGerald Memorial Plaque from directly overhead

James J. FitzGerald Memorial Plaque is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cunningham Park Entrance, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.3 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
This Tree Has Been Planted In Loving Memory of James J. FitzGerald. For His dedicated service with The City of New York Parks and Recreation from 1960 - 1992 Dedicated on April 12, 1995
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.73144, -73.77108
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Cunningham Park Entrance: 0.1 mi
  • Cunningham Park Entrance: 0.1 mi
  • Hollis Hills Greenstreets: 0.9 mi
  • Windsor Oaks: 1.1 mi
  • Windsor Oaks: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Cunningham Park: 0.4 mi
  • Farm Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Cunningham Park Athletic Field: 0.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 0.8 mi
  • Long Island Motor Parkway: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Reclaimed Habitat: 1.3 mi
  • St. Paul of the Cross: 1.4 mi
  • Madonna: 1.4 mi
  • Wingdale: 1.6 mi
  • Jam Master Jay: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
  • Wetland & Woodland Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Circle Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Unity Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 3.2 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Parsons Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Leeds Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.0 mi
  • PWEA Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Baxter Estates Village Beach: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 55
  • Queens High Point: 3.3 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 6.7 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Janes Hill: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area D: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
  • Palisades: 12.7 mi
  • Palisades: 13.4 mi
  • Palisades: 14.2 mi
  • Palisades: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Loch: 10.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 11.4 mi
  • The Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James J. FitzGerald Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW 340°208 m23.4 mi
Kennelwood HillN 2°156 m23.2 mi
Beaver HillN 353°140 m23.4 mi
Hackley HillN 350°140 m23.9 mi
Tappan HillN 350°127 m24.0 mi
Todt HillWSW 243°125 m20.2 mi
Jayne's HillENE 72°122 m19.0 mi
Harbor HillNE 56°106 m8.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11785926074

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