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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial from directly overhead

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington A. Roebling, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Memorial to Robert F. Kennedy in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Wikidata Q86753683, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1972-11-02

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69366, -73.99001

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Juneteenth Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Bridge Plaza Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Hoyt Street Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Willowtown Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Exploratory Marsh: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 58
  • Grassy Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Slide Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Outlook Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Sullivan Hill: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 4.4 mi
  • Palisades: 5.5 mi
  • Palisades: 8.0 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 10.0 mi
  • Palisades: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ambergill Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 2.5 mi
  • The Loch: 7.2 mi
  • The Falls: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 330°268 m22.0 mi
Beech MountainNNW 329°260 m23.0 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 330°230 m21.7 mi
Mount NeboN 8°208 m24.8 mi
Poacher PeakNNW 328°185 m23.3 mi
Moon HillNNW 328°180 m23.0 mi
Stony HillWNW 302°179 m15.6 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 289°175 m16.6 mi

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 °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6575759973

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