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Joseph A. Guider Monument

Joseph A. Guider Monument from directly overhead

Joseph A. Guider Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Ronald McNair Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Erected by the people of Brooklyn in loving memory of Joseph A. Guider / Member of Assembly, State of NY 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900 / Commissioner of Public Works 1918-1924 / President Borough of Brooklyn 1925-1926 / Born March 12, 1870 / Died Sept. 22, 1926
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What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.67008, -73.96204
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Ginkgo Allée: 0.1 mi
  • Japanese Hill and Pond Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 0.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches
  • Pier 4 Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.0 mi
  • Canarsie Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 50
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Palisades: 7.6 mi
  • Palisades: 9.7 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.3 mi
  • Palisades: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ambergill Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 0.8 mi
  • The Loch: 8.6 mi
  • The Falls: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joseph A. Guider Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 329°268 m24.2 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 329°230 m23.9 mi
Stony HillWNW 304°179 m17.7 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 293°175 m18.5 mi
Packanack MountainNW 321°144 m23.2 mi
Riker HillWNW 297°134 m21.4 mi
Todt HillWSW 239°125 m9.3 mi
Crawford HillSSW 212°120 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13308555034

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