Richmond Hill War Memorial
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Richmond Hill War Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacob Riis Triangle, a park 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.6 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34857075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 24 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacob Riis Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Forest Park: 0.6 mi
- Maurice A Fitzgerald Playground: 0.8 mi
- courtyard: 0.8 mi
- Olivia Park: 0.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Branch: 0.5 mi
- Morris Park World War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Mast of Yacht Columbia: 1.1 mi
- Memorial to the Veterans of World War I of Forest Hills: 1.1 mi
- Woodhaven Library: 1.1 mi
- The City Don't Sleep: 0.6 mi
- Dolphin: 0.7 mi
- Egret: 1.1 mi
- “The Ramp”: 2.0 mi
- Absent Monuments: 2.1 mi
- Forest Park Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Welcome Center: 2.7 mi
- Westinghouse Time Capsules: 2.9 mi
- Feltman Carousel: 2.9 mi
- Domestic Animals: 2.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Veteran Memorial Garden Of Queens: 1.1 mi
- Thomas X. Winberry Garden: 1.1 mi
- Ian MacLennan Garden: 1.2 mi
- Project Eden: 1.3 mi
- King Manor Museum: 2.0 mi
- Brooklyn Seltzer Museum: 2.2 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.8 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.1 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 3.2 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Rookery: 5.9 mi
- Broad Channel Wetlands: 6.3 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.5 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 5.5 mi
- Parsons Beach: 6.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 6.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 7.8 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 8.2 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.7 mi
- Willink Hill: 6.9 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 7.1 mi
- Breeze Hill: 7.1 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
- Street Seats: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Palisades: 10.9 mi
- Palisades: 14.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 18.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.3 mi
- The Loch: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 12.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 24.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.2 mi
- Tulip Springs: 23.8 mi
- Barber: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richmond Hill War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | N 350° | 208 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 290° | 179 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 282° | 175 m | 23.9 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 244° | 125 m | 15.9 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 70° | 122 m | 23.2 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 57° | 106 m | 12.6 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 70° | 106 m | 22.9 mi |
| Nook Hill | W 276° | 92 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
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 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357616924
Day trips start here
- Queens/Forest Park · 0 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 2 mi
- Queens · 4 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 4 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 4 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 5 mi
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