Oyster Bay World War I Memorial
Oyster Bay World War I Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse and Carriage, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States
Dates from 1666.
Wikidata Q3477026, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- To the memory of those from Oyster Bay who gave their lives in the service of their country in the World War 1917–18 Let those who come after see that these men shall not be forgotten. Nicolas Abbati Frank Boday Fred Cassell Luke Kiloran Quentin Roosevelt
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse and Carriage: 0.0 mi
- St. Dominic: 0.2 mi
- Mary: 0.3 mi
- Pietà: 0.3 mi
- 71 West Main Street Horse: 0.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.0 mi
- Senator Ralph J. Marino Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.4 mi
- Townsend Park: 0.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider: 0.0 mi
- Carll Hill Road: 0.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.3 mi
- Oyster Bay Fire Company #1: 0.3 mi
- The Nobman Building Clock Tower Bell: 0.3 mi
- Angela P. Koenig Research and Collections Center: 0.3 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 0.4 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.6 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 0.6 mi
- Colonial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Victorian Garden: 0.5 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 0.5 mi
- Gordon E. Jones Synoptic Garden: 1.2 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 0.6 mi
- ATCG Tower: 3.4 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 9.0 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 12.4 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 12.9 mi
- Beekman Beach: 0.9 mi
- West Harbor Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ferry Beach: 3.1 mi
- Soundside Beach: 3.1 mi
- Centre Island Beach: 3.2 mi
- Bertha and Reginald Rose Refuge: 1.0 mi
- Schiff Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center: 1.3 mi
- Smithers Connector Parcel: 1.8 mi
- Upper Francis Pond Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 1.1 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 2.0 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.4 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.9 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 6.2 mi
- Upper Education Area: 1.3 mi
- Lower Education Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 4.6 mi
- Birches: 9.6 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 6.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 6.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 3.1 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 9.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 10.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 10.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.8 mi
- The Falls: 16.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 18.4 mi
- The Loch: 22.9 mi
- Cuties Island: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Oyster Bay World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 319° | 211 m | 22.3 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NW 323° | 180 m | 20.7 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 336° | 172 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 327° | 170 m | 19.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 320° | 156 m | 18.2 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 312° | 140 m | 20.8 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 7° | 140 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hackley Hill | NW 311° | 140 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9898155644
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 0 mi
- Bayville · 3 mi
- Glen Cove · 5 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 7 mi
- North Hempstead · 8 mi
- Port Washington · 8 mi
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