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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. West Mountain stands 382 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nordica Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.20636, -73.87884

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nordica Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Ganungs Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Hessian Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Airy Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Dobbs Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sunset Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Vassallo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 0.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
  • River Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Brickhead Truth: 4.4 mi
  • Arc: 6.0 mi
  • Tappan Zee: 8.8 mi
  • Approach: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 59
  • Scenic Overlook: 8.2 mi
  • Raven's Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Hell Hole: 10.1 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 13.7 mi
  • Pulpit: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 55
Beaches: 37
Picnic sites: 15
  • Kakiat Park: 13.0 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
  • Pell Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 14.8 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.7 mi
  • The Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Cascade: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 24.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainNW 308°382 m8.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 313°341 m8.0 mi
The TimpNW 307°332 m8.0 mi
Dunderberg MountainNW 315°325 m7.8 mi
Pingyp MountainWNW 292°310 m8.6 mi
Pound Swamp MountainWNW 286°306 m9.2 mi
Cheesecote MountainW 269°296 m8.7 mi
Horn HillWNW 301°290 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1815:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485867727063524132
Precip in3.73.14.13.93.95.04.34.34.84.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6620972750

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