Historic site · New York
Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veterans of America is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Comstock Knoll stands 164 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Inferno, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.
How to reach it
Coordinates40.89444, -73.30629
- 18.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Northport Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion, and Planetarium: 3.3 mi
- Caleb Smith House: 5.1 mi
- The Arsenal: 5.8 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Dix Hills: 5.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.3 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 8.3 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 8.3 mi
- West Hills: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Inferno: 0.0 mi
- Heron Statue: 3.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Animal Sculptures: 8.0 mi
- Three Condors: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Meadowlark Park: 0.2 mi
- Knolls Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Park Nature Study Area: 0.6 mi
- Makamah County Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Jerome A. Ambro Memorial Wetlands Preserve: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Callahans Beach: 2.3 mi
- Makamah Beach: 2.3 mi
- Crab Meadow Beach: 2.6 mi
- Northport Beach: 2.8 mi
- Centerport Beach: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Wall of Wars: 0.0 mi
- WW II Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Centerport Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Statue of Whisper the Bull: 5.5 mi
- Nathan Hale Monument: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Veterans Park: 0.9 mi
- Soper Mini Park: 1.5 mi
- Caravan Park: 1.5 mi
- Crab Meadow Park: 2.1 mi
- Callahan's Beach Park: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 55
- Crucifix Garden: 8.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.8 mi
- Carlls River Botanical Garden: 10.0 mi
- Garden of Normandie North: 10.6 mi
- Garden of Normandie East: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Wolf 5: 5.9 mi
- Wolf 4: 5.9 mi
- Wolf 3: 5.9 mi
- Wolf 2: 6.0 mi
- Wolf 1: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 14
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 3.3 mi
- Hercules Pavillion: 8.4 mi
- ATCG Tower: 8.8 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 11.7 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 13.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Eatons Neck Light: 6.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 13.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.8 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Duck Island Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 8.6 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 6.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 14.5 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Farms Falls: 22.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Vietnam Veterans of America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Knoll | NNW 339° | 164 m | 23.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | NNW 337° | 141 m | 22.3 mi |
| Canoe Hill | NNW 334° | 140 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hoyden Hill | N 3° | 134 m | 22.8 mi |
| Camfield Hill | N 353° | 123 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SW 229° | 122 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pavement Hill | N 3° | 120 m | 20.8 mi |
| Ferris Hill | NNW 334° | 120 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6295948491
Day trips start here
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- Bayville · 13 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 15 mi
- Glen Cove · 17 mi
- Nassau County · 18 mi
- Roslyn · 19 mi
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