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Police Memorial

Police Memorial from directly overhead

Police Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish American War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.68119, -73.93397

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Victor C. Waryas Memorial Stone: 1.7 mi
  • John Falcone Memorial: 1.7 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Dutchess County Map: 1.8 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 2.3 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 2.8 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 4.6 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 48
Cliffs: 35
Waterfalls: 29
  • LG waterfall: 0.6 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 13.3 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 14.5 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 25
Beaches: 20
  • Berean Park Beach: 3.4 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Private Beach: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 9.3 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 10.1 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 11.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow: 24.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Police Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNW 342°862 m6.6 mi
South Beacon MountainS 182°491 m13.8 mi
Millbrook MountainW 277°489 m15.2 mi
North Beacon MountainS 182°465 m13.3 mi
Bald HillS 176°456 m12.4 mi
Lambs HillS 179°454 m12.9 mi
Clove MountainE 88°426 m12.4 mi
Dickie BarreWNW 288°419 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10821032283

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