Historic site · New York
The United States Merchant Marine
The United States Merchant Marine is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is National Lighthouse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
- Inscription
- This plaque is dedicated in memory of those who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and in particular to those who did not survive “The Battle of the Oceans”...
How to reach it
Coordinates40.64065, -74.07298
- 15.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- National Lighthouse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Staten Island Museum and Institue of Arts and Sciences: 0.4 mi
- Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Staten Island Children’s Museum: 1.5 mi
- Noble Maritime Collection: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Major Barrett Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Tompkinsville Park: 0.3 mi
- St. George Park: 0.4 mi
- Nicholas Lia Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Fort Hill Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Hill Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tuscan Garden: 1.5 mi
- The Tuscan Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lion's Sensory Garden: 1.5 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 1.9 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 3.7 mi
- South Beach: 3.7 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- The Gingerbread House: 2.0 mi
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 3.6 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 3.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.7 mi
- Street Car: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Eyes: 1.0 mi
- Anchor: 1.6 mi
- Tear Drop Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Icon II: 1.6 mi
- Wingdale: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 58
- Park Hill: 1.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fox Hills: 1.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Todt Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Eric Garner/BLM Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Eric Garner Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Postcards: 0.5 mi
- Augustinian Academy Historical Monument: 0.9 mi
- Granito / Smith: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Jones Woods Park: 1.0 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 3.6 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 3.9 mi
- Ingram Woods: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Freedom Field: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.6 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Fallkill Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 5.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 5.8 mi
- The Loch: 12.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 7.3 mi
- Hawk Hill: 14.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 15.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 16.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 12.9 mi
- North Tower: 17.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 12.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.7 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The United States Merchant Marine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 344° | 268 m | 23.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 342° | 260 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 344° | 230 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gillespie Hill | WNW 294° | 217 m | 24.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 341° | 185 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kinneys Hill | WNW 296° | 180 m | 24.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 341° | 180 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 323° | 179 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 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 | 16:33 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9349695369
Day trips start here
- Bayonne · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 6 mi
- Hudson County · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 6 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 6 mi
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