Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial
Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Buncombe Hill stands 12 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kay and Ares Davies Lighthouse Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. HALIFAX HERITAGE BYWAY runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- The sacrifices of few ensure the freedom of many. A grateful community remembers those who serve in the Armed Services of the United States, during times of wars and peace, whose courage and personal sacrifices defend and preserve our freedom.
How to reach it
- On the HALIFAX HERITAGE BYWAY
- 14.8 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 16.1 mi off the ORMOND LOOP & TRAIL, National
- 16.7 mi off the FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, National
Overlooks nearby
- Airport Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Observation Tower · 29 mi
- Observation platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kay and Ares Davies Lighthouse Park: 0.0 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.3 mi
- Smyrna Dunes Park: 1.2 mi
- Spruce Creek Perserve: 1.6 mi
- Glenwood Avenue Park: 1.8 mi
- Oil Storage Building: 0.0 mi
- Lens Exhibit Building: 0.0 mi
- Pumphouse: 0.0 mi
- Generator Building: 0.0 mi
- First Assistant Keeper's Dwelling: 0.1 mi
- USLHS Fog Bell: 0.0 mi
- New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.4 mi
- Charles Burgoyne: 10.4 mi
- Brownie the Town Dog Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Wings of Change: 10.4 mi
- Pathways to the Sky: 10.4 mi
- Wright Flyer Replica: 10.4 mi
- Reaching New Horizons: 10.4 mi
- Nature Playground Garden: 3.1 mi
- Flower Circle: 6.3 mi
- Legacy Garden: 10.5 mi
- Derbyshire Place Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Public Garden: 15.9 mi
- Disappearing Island: 0.7 mi
- Inlet Shore Beach Area: 1.2 mi
- New Smyrna Beach: 4.3 mi
- Apollo Beach: 14.3 mi
- Apollo Beach: 18.2 mi
- Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Canaveral National Seashore: 13.3 mi
- Turnbull Hammock Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
- Pineland Natural Conservation Area: 18.2 mi
- D Ranch Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Zoom Air Adventure Park: 10.8 mi
- UNOH FanZone: 11.4 mi
- Daytona International Speedway Visitors Center: 11.4 mi
- Skydive Deland: 21.2 mi
- Green Mound: 2.8 mi
- Bull Hill: 15.5 mi
- Buncombe Hill: 15.7 mi
- Green Springs: 24.4 mi
- Seminole Spring: 24.6 mi
- The Grove: 11.0 mi
- Eldora: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe Hill | WNW 296° | 12 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bull Hill | SSE 159° | 4 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 63 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Smyrna BCH - Marine Discov, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9066917913
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- Daytona Beach · 11 mi
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