Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Major Mark Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.9 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1896
- Material
- bronze;westerly granite
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Major Mark Park: 0.0 mi
- Kingsford Triangle: 0.0 mi
- Gardener Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Avalon Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
- Harvard Playground: 0.4 mi
- King Manor Museum: 1.0 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.3 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 2.8 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.9 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 3.9 mi
- Parsons Beach: 4.6 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 7.7 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 8.6 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 8.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 8.7 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.1 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 5.3 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 6.2 mi
- Tree of Life Organic Garden: 0.8 mi
- George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Discovery Community Garden 1: 1.2 mi
- Discovery Community Garden 2: 1.2 mi
- Cunningham Park Entrance: 1.5 mi
- Spanish American War: 0.5 mi
- Prospect Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary: 1.1 mi
- Liberty Rock: 1.3 mi
- David M. "Duke" Nugent: 1.6 mi
- Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 3.3 mi
- Circle Garden: 3.3 mi
- Unity Garden: 3.3 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.3 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.8 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 5.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 7.1 mi
- Janes Hill: 9.4 mi
- Willink Hill: 9.8 mi
- Wingdale: 0.0 mi
- Madonna: 0.2 mi
- St. Paul of the Cross: 0.2 mi
- Jamaica Center Station Riders: 0.9 mi
- Absent Monuments: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area G: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.4 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Palisades: 12.5 mi
- The Palisades: 17.9 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.2 mi
- The Loch: 10.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 343° | 208 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 286° | 179 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 4° | 156 m | 24.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 355° | 140 m | 24.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 69° | 122 m | 20.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 52° | 106 m | 9.9 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 69° | 106 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/261906205
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jamaica · 1 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 4 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 6 mi
- Garden City · 7 mi
- Queens · 7 mi
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