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Oyster Bay World War I Memorial

Oyster Bay World War I Memorial from directly overhead

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

Coordinates40.86601, -73.53199

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • 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
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks
  • 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
Picnic sites: 32
  • 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
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.4 mi
  • The Loch: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 319°211 m22.3 mi
Reynolds HillNW 323°180 m20.7 mi
Round HillNNW 336°172 m18.0 mi
Cooney HillNNW 327°170 m19.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 320°156 m18.2 mi
Beaver HillNW 312°140 m20.8 mi
Canoe HillN 7°140 m20.9 mi
Hackley HillNW 311°140 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898155644

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