Historic site · New York
Spanish American War
Spanish American War is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Tilly Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.7 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1941
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Erected AD 1941 by the Captain George H Tilly camp no 66 N.Y. United Spanish War Veterans of Jamaica
How to reach it
Coordinates40.71121, -73.79883
- 8.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Captain Tilly Park: 0.1 mi
- Joseph Austin Playground: 0.3 mi
- Avalon Terrace Park: 0.4 mi
- Redstorm Field: 0.5 mi
- Kingsford Triangle: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Wingdale: 0.5 mi
- Jamaica Center Station Riders: 0.6 mi
- Absent Monuments: 0.6 mi
- Madonna: 0.7 mi
- St. Paul of the Cross: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.5 mi
- Prospect Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary: 0.8 mi
- Eric Maleh: 1.0 mi
- Haym Salomon: 1.5 mi
Museums
- King Manor Museum: 0.6 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 2.0 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 2.9 mi
- Queens Museum: 3.5 mi
- New York Hall of Science: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- George Eagle Carr Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Tree of Life Organic Garden: 1.1 mi
- Discovery Community Garden 1: 1.2 mi
- Discovery Community Garden 2: 1.2 mi
- Paradise Community Garden NY: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Welcome Center: 1.9 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 3.0 mi
- Unity Garden: 3.1 mi
- Circle Garden: 3.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 4.8 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 7.3 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 8.2 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 8.7 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.4 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 55
- Queens High Point: 5.3 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 6.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 9.1 mi
- Willink Hill: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Picnic Area D: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area G: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Palisades: 12.1 mi
- Palisades: 12.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Palisades: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Binnen Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.7 mi
- The Loch: 10.2 mi
- The Falls: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish American War. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 344° | 208 m | 24.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 287° | 179 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 5° | 156 m | 24.7 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 356° | 140 m | 24.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 70° | 122 m | 20.8 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 54° | 106 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 69° | 106 m | 20.5 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 | 07:17 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13685581418
Day trips start here
- Queens/Jamaica · 1 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 3 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 4 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 5 mi
- Queens · 6 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 8 mi
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