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Prospect Park War Memorial

Prospect Park War Memorial from directly overhead

Prospect Park War Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

subway station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway

Wikidata Q2615787, matched on coordinates and name (532 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1921-06-26
Material
bronze,granite
Inscription
MEN AND WOMEN OF BROOKLYN WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR MCMXIV-MCMXVII
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.65715, -73.96513
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 49
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Palisades: 8.3 mi
  • Palisades: 10.6 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Palisades: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Binnen Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 0.5 mi
  • The Loch: 9.5 mi
  • The Falls: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prospect Park War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 331°268 m24.8 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 330°230 m24.6 mi
Stony HillNW 306°179 m18.1 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 295°175 m18.7 mi
Packanack MountainNW 323°144 m23.8 mi
Riker HillWNW 299°134 m21.7 mi
Todt HillWSW 244°125 m8.8 mi
Crawford HillSSW 212°120 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7004691018

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