Kissena Park World War I Monument
Kissena Park World War I Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kissena Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Park in New York, United States of America, United States of America.
Wikidata Q6417172, matched on coordinates and name (238 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1921
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- MEMORIAL KNOLL TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR ERECTED 1921
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kissena Park: 0.1 mi
- Seven Seas Sports Courts: 0.3 mi
- Ye Olde Burial Ground of Flushing: 0.6 mi
- Kissena Corridor Park: 0.7 mi
- Electric Playground: 0.8 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 0.9 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 1.3 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.5 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 1.5 mi
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Parsons Beach: 3.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.9 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.3 mi
- PWEA Beach: 7.4 mi
- Virginia Point: 3.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.2 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 7.0 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 7.0 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.6 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 5.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.2 mi
- Janes Hill: 7.1 mi
- Mount Morris: 8.2 mi
- Evergreen Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Chris Postiglione Triangle: 0.8 mi
- Urban Agriculture: 1.1 mi
- Wedding Garden: 1.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Welcome Center: 1.0 mi
- Circle Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 1.1 mi
- Unity Garden: 1.1 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 1.1 mi
- Weeping Beech Historical Marker: 1.5 mi
- Fox Oaks: 1.5 mi
- Haym Salomon: 1.7 mi
- Flushing Memorial: 1.7 mi
- American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary: 1.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Seal: 0.2 mi
- Wood Pile: 0.2 mi
- Cube: 0.9 mi
- More Balls for Klapper Hall: 1.0 mi
- Street Seats: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area D: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area G: 7.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.6 mi
- The Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.7 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
- The Loch: 8.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.5 mi
- Great Falls: 22.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Kissena Park World War I Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 343° | 208 m | 21.8 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 4° | 180 m | 24.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 281° | 179 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 9° | 170 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 6° | 156 m | 22.3 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | N 355° | 147 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 357° | 140 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hackley Hill | N 354° | 140 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11232675434
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 2 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 3 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 4 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Manhasset · 7 mi
- Queens · 7 mi
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