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Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch

Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch from directly overhead

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. 54 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67299, -73.96991

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
  • 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
Attractions
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 54
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 6.2 mi
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Palisades: 9.5 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
  • Palisades: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ambergill Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 0.8 mi
  • The Loch: 8.4 mi
  • The Falls: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 330°268 m23.8 mi
Beech MountainNNW 329°260 m24.8 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 329°230 m23.5 mi
Moon HillNNW 328°180 m24.8 mi
Stony HillNW 304°179 m17.2 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 293°175 m18.0 mi
Packanack MountainNW 321°144 m22.8 mi
Riker HillWNW 297°134 m20.9 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 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/20679503

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