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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial from directly overhead

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Squid, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 18 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Stele, 3 tablets. Bronze, rough cut Deer Isle granite

What the record says

Built
1925
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.57502, -73.96970

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Beaches
  • Coney Island Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Manhattan Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Kingsborough Beach Park: 1.8 mi
  • Gerritsen Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Fort Tilden Beach: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves
Peaks: 49
Picnic sites: 36
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
  • The Loch: 15.2 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNW179 m21.8 mi
Mayapple HillNW175 m21.6 mi
Riker HillNW134 m24.8 mi
Todt HillWNW125 m7.8 mi
Crawford HillSW120 m17.0 mi
Telegraph HillSW106 m16.4 mi
Harbor HillNE106 m23.2 mi
Nook HillWNW92 m21.0 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 solstice07:1715:4916:33

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8386563419

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