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McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial

McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial from directly overhead

McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McLaughlin Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34848273, matched on coordinates and name (96 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
In loving memory of those men of this district who in the war of 1917 and 1918 fought and died for freedom, their neighbors, trhough the Seawanhaka Democratic Club, erect this monument AD MDCCCCXIX

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69626, -73.98498

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Beaches
Attractions
Peaks: 58
  • Grassy Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Slide Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 4.5 mi
  • Palisades: 5.4 mi
  • Palisades: 7.8 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • Palisades: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 2.6 mi
  • The Loch: 6.9 mi
  • The Falls: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 330°268 m22.0 mi
Beech MountainNNW 328°260 m23.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 329°230 m21.7 mi
Mount NeboN 7°208 m24.6 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 327°185 m23.3 mi
Moon HillNNW 327°180 m23.0 mi
Stony HillWNW 301°179 m15.7 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 289°175 m16.7 mi

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 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/419367334

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