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Ridgewood War Memorial

Ridgewood War Memorial from directly overhead

Ridgewood War Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Myrtle Avenue Clemens Triangle, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.7 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Sculptor Anton Schaaf (1869-1943) created the bronze bas-reliefs representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force that are featured on the 11-foot-high cylinder surmounted by a low relief globe.

The story

neighborhood in Queens, New York City, USA

Wikidata Q7332840, matched on coordinates and name (614 m apart).

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70008, -73.90587

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 54
  • Maspeth Plateau: 2.2 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Willink Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Breeze Hill: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 43
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 7.7 mi
  • Palisades: 7.8 mi
  • Palisades: 8.7 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Palisades: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Binnen Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 4.3 mi
  • The Loch: 7.1 mi
  • The Falls: 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 321°268 m24.1 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 320°230 m23.9 mi
Mount NeboN 357°208 m24.1 mi
Stony HillWNW 294°179 m19.3 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 284°175 m20.6 mi
Packanack MountainNW 312°144 m23.7 mi
Riker HillWNW 289°134 m23.3 mi
Todt HillWSW 238°125 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5569493385

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