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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Point Box Turtle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates40.74823, -73.04003

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • Bryan Anderson Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Corey North Park: 0.5 mi
  • Roe Park: 0.5 mi
  • Corey Creek Park: 0.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 40
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Longwood Community Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 16.3 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 21
  • Art Gallery: 4.2 mi
  • Long Island: 8.1 mi
  • Animal Sculptures: 9.4 mi
  • Wolfie Statue: 12.3 mi
  • Umbilic Torus: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Long Island Maritime Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Hercules Pavillion: 13.0 mi
  • Exit sign: 16.8 mi
  • boulder: 17.7 mi
  • Splish Splash: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Wolf 1: 11.2 mi
  • Wolf 2: 11.3 mi
  • Wolf 3: 11.3 mi
  • Wolf 4: 11.4 mi
  • Wolf 5: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillWNW 283°122 m20.7 mi
West HillsWNW 283°106 m21.1 mi
Dix HillsWNW 286°92 m17.1 mi
Signal HillWNW 285°90 m17.9 mi
Bald HillENE 62°88 m19.5 mi
Mannetto HillsW 279°85 m22.1 mi
Half Hollow HillsW 279°77 m17.5 mi
Flanders HillENE 69°70 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:04
June solstice05:2219:4620:28
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1415:4516:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495868757567564638
Precip in3.54.64.43.83.53.74.65.84.43.63.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molloy Cercom, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8858841700

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