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New York Fallen Firefighters Monument

New York Fallen Firefighters Monument from directly overhead

New York Fallen Firefighters Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Emergency Medical Services Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.65094, -73.75792

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • East Capitol Park: 0.1 mi
  • Academy Park: 0.2 mi
  • LaFayette Park: 0.2 mi
  • Corning Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hudson–Jay Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Emergency Medical Services Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • New York State Vietnam War Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Albany Medical College: 0.1 mi
  • General Philip Sheridan: 0.1 mi
  • Police Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 35
  • People's Park: 0.4 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.4 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
  • Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 0.8 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 5.6 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 28
  • I love NY: 0.1 mi
  • Salem 7: 0.1 mi
  • The Cathedral Evening: 0.1 mi
  • Two Lines Oblique: 0.1 mi
  • Geometric Mouse: 0.1 mi
Attractions: 27
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 0.1 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 0.3 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.3 mi
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of New York Fallen Firefighters Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillE625 m19.2 mi
Perigo HillE571 m14.9 mi
Buck RockE562 m18.8 mi
The GipfelE561 m14.7 mi
Filkins HillWSW550 m16.8 mi
Johnson HillESE537 m15.6 mi
Dickinson HillENE537 m20.0 mi
Still HillWSW532 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/190156228

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