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Tower of Victory

Tower of Victory, a historic site in New York
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Tower of Victory, a historic site in New York
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Tower of Victory, a historic site in New York
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Tower of Victory, a historic site in New York
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Tower of Victory, a historic site in New York
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Tower of Victory is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Schunnemunk Mountain stands 507 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Square, a park 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

memorial tower in Newburgh, New York

Dates from 1887.

Wikidata Q132180582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates41.49800, -74.00902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clinton Square: 0.3 mi
  • Unico Park: 0.5 mi
  • Colden Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Downing Park: 0.7 mi
  • Delano-Hitch Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Snake Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Sloop Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Cronomer Hill: 3.3 mi
  • North Beacon Mountain: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Roe Park: 4.3 mi
  • Stonykill Environmental Education Center: 4.9 mi
  • Open Space Institute: 8.1 mi
  • Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.5 mi
  • Hudson Highlands Land Trust: 9.0 mi
Artworks
Museums: 43
Cliffs: 36
Attractions: 34
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 15.1 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 15.1 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 16.7 mi
  • Ocean Explorer: 17.6 mi
  • LEGO Build-A-Boat: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 30
Waterfalls: 18
  • LG waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Awosting Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Sheldon Falls: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 16
Rest areas: 4
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Tower of Victory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schunnemunk MountainSW 217°507 m9.2 mi
South Beacon MountainESE 109°491 m3.5 mi
North Beacon MountainESE 101°465 m3.4 mi
Bald HillE 87°456 m4.8 mi
Lambs HillE 93°454 m4.2 mi
Spy RockS 185°441 m7.4 mi
Bull HillSSE 146°433 m5.0 mi
Crows NestSSE 168°429 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:2015:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/328227882

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