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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

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
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 58
Beaches
Museums: 38
Gardens: 37
  • 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
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 HillWNW122 m20.7 mi
West HillsWNW106 m21.1 mi
Dix HillsWNW92 m17.1 mi
Signal HillWNW90 m17.9 mi
Bald HillENE88 m19.5 mi
Mannetto HillsW85 m22.1 mi
Half Hollow HillsW77 m17.5 mi
Flanders HillENE70 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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