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Morris Park World War Memorial

Morris Park World War Memorial from directly overhead

Morris Park World War Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lieutenant Frank McConnell Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.3 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69390, -73.82768

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 51
  • Maspeth Plateau: 4.5 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Queens High Point: 7.2 mi
  • Willink Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Breeze Hill: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
  • Palisades: 11.4 mi
  • Palisades: 11.7 mi
  • Palisades: 11.8 mi
  • Palisades: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • Binnen Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 7.9 mi
  • The Loch: 9.8 mi
  • The Falls: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillWNW 291°179 m23.2 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 283°175 m24.7 mi
Todt HillWSW 247°125 m16.4 mi
Jayne's HillENE 68°122 m22.7 mi
Harbor HillNE 53°106 m12.2 mi
West HillsENE 68°106 m22.4 mi
Bronx High PointNNW 344°85 m14.7 mi
Mannetto HillsENE 70°85 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2519:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11756646529

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