Historic site · New York
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates41.20636, -73.87884
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
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
Nature reserves
- Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum: 1.2 mi
- Brinton Brook Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Sunny Ridge Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Graff Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Crawbuckie Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 3.0 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 3.2 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 5.2 mi
- History Center Museum: 6.1 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Croton-on-Hudson World War I Memorial: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Sundial: 1.4 mi
- John E. Hand Park: 2.4 mi
- Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Main House Site: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 56
- Raven's Rock: 8.3 mi
- Hell Hole: 10.1 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 13.7 mi
- Pulpit: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 55
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 7.4 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 55
- River Arch: 3.4 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 4.4 mi
- Arc: 6.0 mi
- Tappan Zee: 8.8 mi
- Approach: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 53
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 1.0 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 6.9 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 7.3 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 8.1 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 36
- Brick Beach: 4.6 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 5.8 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 13.2 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 13.2 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- 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: 6
- Farms Falls: 14.8 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.7 mi
- Sheep Falls: 22.5 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 22.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 23.8 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
- Doodletown: 9.1 mi
- Dicktown: 19.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 22.5 mi
- Monksville: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Mountain | NW 308° | 382 m | 8.7 mi |
| The Timp | NW 307° | 332 m | 8.0 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | NW 315° | 325 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pingyp Mountain | WNW 292° | 310 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pound Swamp Mountain | WNW 286° | 306 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cheesecote Mountain | W 269° | 296 m | 8.7 mi |
| Horn Hill | WNW 301° | 290 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Pines | WNW 296° | 285 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6620972750
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- New City · 7 mi
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