Historic site · New York
Peace Monument
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Peace Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercury School Ship Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 5.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1948
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- Peace
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85841, -73.77017
- 5.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 9.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- City Island Park: 1.1 mi
- Hawkins Park: 1.2 mi
- Ambrosini Field: 1.2 mi
- Belden Point Park: 1.6 mi
- Glen Island Park: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Glen Island: 1.8 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 3.3 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 4.0 mi
- Manor Beach: 4.2 mi
- PWEA Beach: 4.2 mi
Museums
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 2.1 mi
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 3.0 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 3.8 mi
- Thomas Dodge Homestead: 4.1 mi
- Falaise: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Half Moon Wetland Conservancy: 2.4 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 2.9 mi
- Guggenheim Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Glenwood Lake Park: 4.5 mi
Gardens
- Amphitrite Pool: 3.2 mi
- Garden in the Park: 3.3 mi
- Neily's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Strawberry Field: 3.8 mi
- Havemeyer Garden Association Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Vault Hill: 6.9 mi
- Marble Hill: 7.5 mi
- Queens High Point: 7.5 mi
- Bronx High Point: 7.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Mercury School Ship Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Global Pandemics Touchstone: 0.4 mi
- City Of New York Potters Field: 0.4 mi
- Huguenot Yacht Club Ruins: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Wilhelm Tell: 0.6 mi
- Dolphin: 1.2 mi
- Mariner Monument: 3.2 mi
- War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 57
- Tillotson Steps: 4.0 mi
- World of Birds: 5.5 mi
- Dholes: 5.6 mi
- Jungle World: 5.6 mi
- Bears: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Reserved Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 9.7 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 9.9 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Street Seats: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Coogan's Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Palisades: 9.2 mi
- The Palisades: 10.1 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- The Loch: 10.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 17.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 17.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 17.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Execution Rocks Light: 2.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 2.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 16.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.6 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Peace Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarles Hill | N 357° | 216 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 337° | 214 m | 19.7 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 353° | 211 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 328° | 208 m | 15.5 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 0° | 180 m | 17.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 17° | 172 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 7° | 170 m | 16.9 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 3° | 156 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4188198257
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- Port Washington · 5 mi
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