Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 43 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is General G. K. Warren, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Triumphal arch in Brooklyn, New York.
Dates from 1889.
Wikidata Q7557372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1892-10-21
- Height
- 24 m
- Elevation
- 42.7 m
- Material
- granite
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaynor Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Mount Prospect Park: 0.2 mi
- Elijah Stroud Playground: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park: 0.5 mi
- Park Slope Playground: 0.5 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.2 mi
- Osborne Garden: 0.3 mi
- Native Flora Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lilac Collection: 0.3 mi
- Native Flora Garden expansion: 0.3 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.7 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts: 0.9 mi
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 0.9 mi
- Hall of Animals: 0.6 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 0.6 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.6 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 0.6 mi
- Aviary: 0.6 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.4 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.2 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.1 mi
- OY/YO: 0.3 mi
- Panther: 0.4 mi
- Rose: 0.9 mi
- ODB Mural: 1.0 mi
- Bird Island: 2.2 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.0 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 6.0 mi
- Rookery: 6.2 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 6.2 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 0.6 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.8 mi
- Willink Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breeze Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.1 mi
- General G. K. Warren: 0.0 mi
- General Henry Warner Slocum: 0.1 mi
- Henry W. Maxwell Memorial: 0.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Alexander J.C. Skene: 0.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.9 mi
- Street Seats: 5.4 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 18.0 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 18.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 0.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.8 mi
- The Loch: 8.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.7 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.3 mi
- Barber: 18.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 23.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 24.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 304° | 179 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 293° | 175 m | 18.0 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 321° | 144 m | 22.8 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 297° | 134 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/20679503
Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Lower East Side · 3 mi
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